LONDON: PENGUIN. Novel. Slight wear on cover edges. Clean, tight pages. Strong binding. No inscriptions. . Very Good. Mass Market Paperback. First UK PAPERBACK. 1992.

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From the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair linguists. A brilliant, witty, and engaging compendium on the uses and abuses of the English language. With bestselling narratives such as The Professor and the Madman to edicts by popular grammar mavens including Pat O'Conner and Barbara Wallraff, it is clear readers outside of academia are becoming more and more intrigued with language. Founded by legendary lexicographer Lawrence Urdang, for thirty years Verbatim has published amusing and intriguing articles on the English language and the idea of language in general. Here, for the first time, is a collection of Verbatim's greatest hits and wondrous discoveries on concept, usage, jargon, wordplay, linguistics, blunders, malapropisms, and more. With contributors such as Richard Lederer, Jesse Sheidlower, and Joe Queenan, lexicography heavyweights like Frederick Cassidy and William Kunstler, Verbatim is a smart and sassy collection for anyone seeking the highly scholarly or the completely frivolous. From the uses of language in the Bible to the components of a British soccer chant, this astounding collection is sure to offer something for every language enthusiast and word lover to enjoy.

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Bookseller: TARPAULIN BOOKS AND COMICS (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 003338
Title: A CASE OF CURIOSITIES
Author: ALLEN KURZWELL
Illustrator: VOLKER STRATER(COVER ART)
Format/Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket as Issued
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First UK PAPERBACK
Binding: Paperback
ISBN 10: 0140167846
ISBN 13: 9780140167849
Publisher: PENGUIN
Place of Publication: LONDON
Date Published: 1992
Bookseller catalogs: Mainstream Fiction;
Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

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