The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two : The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words Paperback - 2007
by Anu Garg
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- Paperback
From the creator of the popular A.Word.A.Day e-mail newsletter
A collection of some of the most interesting stories and fascinating origins behind more than 300 words, names, and terms by the founder of WordSmith.org.
Did you know:
There's a word for the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell? Petrichor, combining petros (Greek for stone) and ichor (the fluid that flows in the veins of Greek gods).
An illeist is one who refers to oneself in the third person.
There's a word for feigning lack of interest in something while actually desiring it: accismus.
For any aspiring deipnosophist (a good conversationalist at meals) or devoted Philomath (a lover of learning), this anthology of entertaining etymology is an ideal way to have fun while getting smarter.
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- Title The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two : The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
- Author Anu Garg
- Binding Paperback
- Edition 1st Edition
- Condition Used - Very Good
- Pages 180
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Publishing Group, New York
- Date 2007
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0452288614I4N00
- ISBN 9780452288614 / 0452288614
- Weight 0.34 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.16 x 0.43 in (19.71 x 13.11 x 1.09 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Etymology
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2007006583
- Dewey Decimal Code 422