Word Nerd: More Than 17,000 Fascinating Facts about Words

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

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Are You a Word Nerd? Did you know... Only a human (not an animal or thing) is "able" to do something The five on dice is called cinque "K" for strike-out in baseball comes from the last letter of "struck" To skice is to frisk about like squirrels in spring For word lovers everywhere, Word Nerdis a rich--and fun--compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words. Bestselling author Barbara Anne Kipfer has spent years compiling little known...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:1402208510

ISBN13:9781402208515

Release Date:June 2007

Publisher:Sourcebooks

Length:570 Pages

Weight:1.70 lbs.

Dimensions:1.2" x 6.1" x 9.0"

Related Subjects

Dictionaries & Thesauruses Education & Reference Etymology Foreign Language Study & Reference Language Arts Vocabulary, Slang & Word Lists Words, Language & Grammar

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