Word Wizard: Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word MagicSt. Martin's Publishing Group, 1 באפר׳ 2007 - 272 עמודים 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. |
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... Play of Words Pun & Games Puns Spooken Here The Revenge of Anguished English Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay ( with Richard Dowis ) The Word Circus Word Play Crosswords , volumes 1 and 2 ( with Gayle Dean ) The Write Way ( with Richard Dowis ) ...
Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic Richard Lederer. This page intentionally left blank Contents Acknowledgments Introduction XV Xiii Words at play Blooper Snooper.
... play Blooper Snooper 3 1 The World According to Student Bloopers José , Can You See ? Lost in Translation 16 22 It's a Punderful Life 27 Pun Your Way to Success 31 ∞ The Loom of Language * 37 The Miracle of Language Contents.
... " from The Write Way ( 1995 ) , with Richard Dowis ; and “ Inky Pinky " from The Play of Words ( 1990 ) . Wyrick & Company : " The World According to Student ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Bloopers " and " Lost in Translation " from Xiii Acknowledgments.
... in hominid faces were not fully language . Not only do we possess language ; we are language . Richard Lederer San Diego , California richard.lederer@pobox.com Words at Play This page intentionally left blank In the xviii INTRODUCTION.
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The Loom of Language | 37 |
Crazy English | 99 |
The Write Way | 139 |
The Joys of Lex | 179 |
Making the Alphabet Dance | 219 |