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Word by Word

The Secret Life of Dictionaries

by Kory Stamper
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“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.”
 
With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage.
 
Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.

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  • Release date

    March 14, 2017

  • Formats

    • Kindle Book

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      • ISBN: 9781101870952
      • File size: 6803 KB

    • EPUB ebook

      • ISBN: 9781101870952
      • File size: 7510 KB

  • Languages

    • English

  • Levels

    • Lexile® Measure: 1170
    • Text Difficulty: 8-9

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Formats

  • Kindle Book
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Languages

  • English

Levels

  • Lexile® Measure:1170
  • Text Difficulty:8-9

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