The Lost Words

• Date de parution : 04/01/2013
• Editeur : Biteback Publishing Digital
• EAN : 9781849545235
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• Support : Livre numérique

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• Thème : Non attribué
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Philip Howard';s legendary 'Lost Words'; column has been appearing weekly in The Times for many years, wittily illuminating a raft of the most obscure, esoteric words the English language has to offer. At the same time, his 'Word Watching'; puzzles have provided readers with the chance to pit... Voir plus

Philip Howard';s legendary 'Lost Words'; column has been appearing weekly in The Times for many years, wittily illuminating a raft of the most obscure, esoteric words the English language has to offer. At the same time, his 'Word Watching'; puzzles have provided readers with the chance to pit their lexicographical skill against his tongue-in-cheek multiple-choice conundrums. This unique collection, bringing together the very best of all these, is a feast for word lovers. Here we can lament the disappearance of words like 'accismus'; (an insincere and feigned refusal of something that is earnestly desired), and wonder why we ever thought we could do without 'zoilus'; (a censorious, malignant or envious critic). And, once we have completed our journey through the dictionary entries time has forgotten, there';s more fun to be had, as we ponder whether having a 'tirrit'; means one is in possession of a trumpet, throwing a fit or the proud owner of a type of bird, and if the charge of being 'spissid'; is a comment on one';s girth, sobriety or resemblance to a javelin, either literal or metaphorical. Endlessly fascinating, Lost Words continues Philip Howard';s amusing and informative tour of words that enrich the English language and would otherwise have been lost forever.