Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers by Hertnon, Simon

Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers

Afterwit, agathism, ambsace, anacampserote, antepenultimate, antimony, and more "When a word perfectly captures a human truth, humans...
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Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers by Hertnon, Simon

Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers

$178.66

Endangered Words: A Collection of Rare Gems for Word Lovers

$178.66
Author: Simon Hertnon
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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 desipientplutomaniac 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 schlimmbesserungs

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.

Author: Simon Hertnon
Publisher: Skyhorse Publishing
Published: 07/07/2015
Pages: 224
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.90lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.80d
ISBN: 9781632204530

About the Author
Simon Hertnon, after studying linguistics at Victoria University of Wellington, began writing about his observations on life for newspapers and magazines. He lives in New Zealand.


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