{"product_id":"weird-and-wonderful-words-hardcover-2","title":"Weird and Wonderful Words - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eErin McKean\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRoz Chast\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator), \u003cb\u003eSimon Winchester\u003c\/b\u003e (Foreword by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeird and Wonderful Words is a pot-pourri, a gallimaufry, a salmagundi, a treasure trove of colourful, quirky, and unusual words. Containing hundreds of definitions written in a clear and conversational style and full-page illustrations which offer a whimsical and hilarious view of our glorious language. Amuse yourself and entertain your friends with your knowledge of who a snollygoster or a Funambulist may be, what a humdudgeon or a nubbingcheat was, or why you might want to engage in catopromancy. Appendices include a bibliography of Oxford's dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots. The perfect stocking filler and gift book, Weird and Wonderful Words is sure to be a favourite of logophiles (word lovers) everywhere.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eErin McKean is the Senior Editor for the Oxford University Press North American Dictionary Program and the Editor of \u003cem\u003eVerbatim\u003c\/em\u003e magazine.\u003cbr\u003eRoz Chast is a staff cartoonist for The \u003cem\u003eNew Yorker\u003c\/em\u003e and the author of more than five books of cartoons.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.66 x 8.68 x 5.48 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 24, 2002\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42035517685840,"sku":"9780195159059","price":30.74,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/STNhSlh1bmxFbHhoVkxOcE5zRU0wUT09_1700ac84-0d37-4963-9a73-22eb2b0ba634.webp?v=1771838198","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/weird-and-wonderful-words-hardcover-2","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}