Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers, Used [Paperback]

Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers, Used [Paperback]
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Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers, Used [Paperback]
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Afterwit, agathism, ambsace, anacampserote, antepenultimate, antimony, and more "When a word perfectly captures a human truth, humans respond to it in the same way that they respond to a beautiful melody. They smile. They nod their heads. They tell others of their discovery." So says Simon Hertnon in his introduction to Endangered Words , and after wrapping your tongue around the lexical rarities he offers up to his readers, you'll have to agree Hertnon provides one hundred hand-selected rarities, and, in a virtuoso display of concinnity , breathes life into them with his lucid descriptions of their meaning and engaging examples of their usage. Perhaps you are an arriviste enjoying a newfound sense of nikhedonia as you demonstrate your sprezzatura in a given subject. Or maybe you are a desipient plutomaniac destined to a life of poshlost . If this doesn't describe you, then take your pick of the many wonderful words in this book: Omnistrain Trilemma Aporia Or maybe these are all schlimmbesserung s Thanks to Endangered Words , you no longer have to be at a loss for words or reach for the clich d and commonplace. The English language is brimming with ambrosial alternatives, and this compendium offers the cream of the crop. Filled with words to be treasured for their elegant precision, from apophenia to zemblanity , Endangered Words is the perfect handbook for writers, an excellent resource for communicators, and an entertaining read for anyone with an appetite for the very brightest gems of the English language.

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