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Word Wizard - Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic (Paperback) Loot Price: R489
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Word Wizard - Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic (Paperback): Richard Lederer

Word Wizard - Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic (Paperback)

Richard Lederer

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After a multi-decade career of stimulating readers to appreciate and laugh at the glories and oddities of our English language, beloved language maven Richard Lederer has collected his very best and most popular pieces in "Word Wizard." In this career-capping anthology the reader will find essays that enlighten, inspire, and tickle the funny bone.
From his hilarious bloopers to his hymns of praise to the English language, these essays are the brightest gems of a storied career. "Word Wizard" includes a new introduction, prefaces for each essay, sprightly verse, and material never before published in Leader's language books. With classic chapters such as "The World According to Student Bloopers," "English Is a Crazy Language," and "The Case for Short Words," and shiny new essays such as "The Way We Word" and "Add Wealth to Your Vocabulary," "Word Wizard "is sure to delight language lovers and Lederer fans everywhere.

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Imprint: St. Martin's Griffin
Country of origin: United States
Release date: March 2006
First published: March 2006
Authors: Richard Lederer
Dimensions: 216 x 140 x 20mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 272
ISBN-13: 978-0-312-35171-7
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Usage guides
Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General
Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > Historical & comparative linguistics > General
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Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > Grammar & vocabulary
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LSN: 0-312-35171-2
Barcode: 9780312351717

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