Word by word, the secret life of dictionaries, Kory Stamper
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Word by word, the secret life of dictionaries, Kory Stamper
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eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index
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contains biographical information
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index present
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non fiction
Main title
Word by word
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bibliography
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Kory Stamper
Sub title
the secret life of dictionaries
Summary
Do you have strong feelings about the word "irregardless"? Have you ever tried to define the word "is"? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens
Table Of Contents
Hrafnkell: On Falling in Love -- But: On Grammar -- It's: On "Grammar" -- Irregardless: On Wrong Words -- Corpus: On Collecting the Bones -- Surfboard: On Defining -- Pragmatic: On Examples -- Take: On Small Words -- Bitch: On Bad Words -- Posh: On Etymology and Linguistic Originalism -- American Dream: On Dates -- Nuclear: On Pronunciation -- Nude: On Correspondence -- Marriage: On Authority and the Dictionary
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adult
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