Word Wizard

Super Bloopers, Rich Reflections, and Other Acts of Word Magic

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Richard Lederer

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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. From his hilarious bloopers to his hymns of praise to the English language, these essays are the brightest gems of a storied career. Word Wizard includes a new introduction, prefaces for each essay, sprightly verse, and material never before published in Leader's language books. With classic chapters such as The World According to Student Bloopers, English Is a Crazy Language, and The Case for Short Words, and shiny new essays such as The Way We Word and Add Wealth to Your Vocabulary, Word Wizard is sure to delight language lovers and Lederer fans everywhere.

Author Biography:

Richard Lederer is the author of more than thirty books on the English language, including Anguished English and A Man of My Words. His syndicated column, Looking at Language, appears in newspapers and magazines nationwide, and he cohosts A Way with Words each week on public radio. He lives in San Diego with his wife, Simone van Egeren.

Release date Australia

March 21st, 2006

Author

Richard Lederer

Audience

General (US: Trade)

Pages

272

Dimensions

140x216x20

ISBN-13

9780312351717

Product ID

3623928

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