A smorgasbord of surprising, obscure, and exotic
words
In this delightful encore to the national bestseller A Word A
Day, Anu Garg, the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web
site (wordsmith.org), presents an all-new collection of unusual,
intriguing words and real-life anecdotes that will thrill writers,
scholars, and word buffs everywhere. Another Word A Day celebrates
the English language in all its quirkiness, grandeur, and fun, and
features new chapters ranging from "Words Formed Erroneously" and
"Red-Herring Words" to "Kangaroo Words," "Discover the Theme," and
"What Does That Company Name Mean?" In them, you''ll find a
treasure trove of curious and compelling words, including agelast,
dragoman, mittimus, nyctalopia, quacksalver, scission, tattersall,
and zugzwang. Each entry includes a concise definition, etymology,
and usage example, interspersed with illuminating quotations.
Praise for a word a day
"Anu Garg''s many readers await their A Word A Day rations
hungrily. Now at last here''s a feast for them and other
verbivores. Eat up!"
--Barbara Wallraff, Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly
and author of Word Court
"AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg''s refreshing approach
to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories."
--John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English
Dictionary