What In The Word?: Wordplay, Word Lore, and Answers to Your Peskiest Questions about Language [9780156031974]

Overview

Are you so sure about “assure,” “ensure,” and “insure”? Can you determine whether a knob of butter is equivalent to a lump or a pat or a scosh? Can you say which word in the English language has the most definitions, or who put the H in Jesus H. Christ?

If you can’t, be assured that Charles Harrington Elster, author of several well-loved works on language, can—and does in his latest book, a delightfully designed compendium of the most common, interesting, and entertaining conundrums in our language. Drawing upon esoteric sources and his own inimitable expertise, Elster uses a lively question-and-answer format to cover a variety of topics—word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation. Every chapter features original brainteasers, challenging puzzles, and a trove of literary trivia.

The book, What In The Word?: Wordplay, Word Lore, and Answers to Your Peskiest Questions about Language [Bulk, Wholesale, Quantity] ISBN#9780156031974 in Paperback by Charles Harrington Elster may be ordered in bulk quantities. Minimum starts at 25 copies. Availability based on publisher status and quantity being ordered.