Verbatim : From the Bawdy to the Sublime, the Best Writing on Language for Word Lovers, Grammar Mavens, and Armchair Linguists Paperback - 2001 - 1st Edition
by Erin McKean
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From the language in the Bible to the components of a British soccer chant, this compendium explores the uses and abuses of the English language.
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- Title Verbatim : From the Bawdy to the Sublime, the Best Writing on Language for Word Lovers, Grammar Mavens, and Armchair Linguists
- Binding Paperback
- Edition number 1st
- Edition 1
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 372
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company, New York
- Date 2001
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Illustrated
- Bookseller's Inventory # G015601209XI3N10
- ISBN 9780156012096 / 015601209X
- Weight 0.81 lbs (0.37 kg)
- Dimensions 8.26 x 5.52 x 0.91 in (20.98 x 14.02 x 2.31 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects Language and languages
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2001024981
- Dewey Decimal Code 400
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Summary
From the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair linguists. A brilliant, witty, and engaging compendium on the uses and abuses of the English language.
With bestselling narratives such as The Professor and the Madman to edicts by popular grammar mavens including Pat O'Conner and Barbara Wallraff,
it is clear readers outside of academia are becoming more and more intrigued with language. Founded by legendary lexicographer Lawrence Urdang, for thirty years Verbatim has published amusing and intriguing articles on the English language and the idea of language in general. Here, for the first time, is a collection of Verbatim's greatest hits and wondrous discoveries on concept, usage, jargon, wordplay, linguistics, blunders, malapropisms, and more.
With contributors such as Richard Lederer, Jesse Sheidlower, and Joe Queenan, lexicography heavyweights like Frederick Cassidy and William Kunstler, Verbatim is a smart and sassy collection for anyone seeking the highly scholarly or the completely frivolous. From the uses of language in the Bible to the components of a British soccer chant, this astounding collection is sure to offer something for every language enthusiast and word lover to enjoy.
With bestselling narratives such as The Professor and the Madman to edicts by popular grammar mavens including Pat O'Conner and Barbara Wallraff,
it is clear readers outside of academia are becoming more and more intrigued with language. Founded by legendary lexicographer Lawrence Urdang, for thirty years Verbatim has published amusing and intriguing articles on the English language and the idea of language in general. Here, for the first time, is a collection of Verbatim's greatest hits and wondrous discoveries on concept, usage, jargon, wordplay, linguistics, blunders, malapropisms, and more.
With contributors such as Richard Lederer, Jesse Sheidlower, and Joe Queenan, lexicography heavyweights like Frederick Cassidy and William Kunstler, Verbatim is a smart and sassy collection for anyone seeking the highly scholarly or the completely frivolous. From the uses of language in the Bible to the components of a British soccer chant, this astounding collection is sure to offer something for every language enthusiast and word lover to enjoy.
First line
When someone starts complaining to me about grammar, I listen intently.
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Citations
- Booklist, 10/15/2001, Page 363
- Library Journal, 10/15/2001, Page 76
- Publishers Weekly, 09/24/2001, Page 0
- PW Notes and Reprints, 09/24/2001, Page 88
- Reference and Research Bk News, 02/01/2002, Page 196
