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  • Where a Dobdob Meets a Dikdik

    A Word Lover's Guide to the Weirdest, Wackiest, and Wonkiest Lexical Gems

    by Bill Casselman ...
    How many people know how to pronounce humhumunukunukuapuaa*? How many even know what it is?Bill Casselman does. Dictionary in hand, he'll lead you along the highways and byways of English--the world's wackiest, most widespread language. And those who follow will find their vocabularies replete with sesquipedalian vocables and chock-a-block with euphuistic lexemes of logorrheic.From dobdob to ... Read more

    $2.99 USD

  • Word Stash

    by Bill Casselman ...
    Samples of the gems which glitter and await the reader inside Bill Casselmans Word Stash: Ever helpful, I offer readers handy tips not just about words but about living. In a chapter on avoiding tired weather words, I write Likewise disdained in weather response is understatement. When a small child is blown away down the block towards an operating hay-baling machine, dont say, Looks like the ... Read more

    $3.99 USD

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  • Wordcatcher

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  • Words You Should Know How to Spell

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    Ceilling. Beleive. Scissers.Do you have trouble spelling everyday words? Is your spell check on overdrive? Well, this easy-to-use dictionary is just what you need! Organized with speed and convenience in mind, it gives you instant access to the correct spellings of more than 12,500 words. Also provided are quick tips and memory tricks, like:Help yourself get the spelling of their right by thinking ... Read more

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  • English-Esperanto-English Dictionary

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  • The Lost Words

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    by Pete May ...
    Philip Howard's legendary 'Lost Words' column has been appearing weekly in The Times for many years, wittily illuminating a raft of the most obscure, esoteric words the English language has to offer. At the same time, his 'Word Watching' puzzles have provided readers with the chance to pit their lexicographical skill against his tongue-in-cheek multiple-choice conundrums. This unique collection, ... Read more

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  • A Word A Day

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  • Weird and Wonderful Words

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  • Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins

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