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More weird and wonderful words
By McKean, Erin & Shanahan, Danny & Lederer, Richard
- ISBN
- 978-0-19517-057-3
- Publisher
- Oxford ; Oxford University Press, 2003.
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Library Journal
Reviewed on December 1, 2003
This follow-up to Weird and Wonderful Words (2002), also edited by McKean, includes 400 "more weird and wonderful words" that are all interesting and fun-filled and that most of us would probably not discover on our own. McKean, senior editor for the Oxford University Press North American Dictionary Project, has gleaned some fascinating words for our enjoyment. Each word is followed by a pronunciation (imagined but of course not spoken for many years) and a short definition. Ever wondered whether ther...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
