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003			OCoLC
005			20221101223749.0
008			080310s2008 nz b 001 0 eng d
011			_aBIB MATCHES WORLDCAT
011			_aPHYSICAL source
020			_a1869661931 _qpbk.
020			_a9781869661939 _qpbk.
035			_a(OCoLC)271721238
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050	1	4	_aPE1449 _b.H444 2008
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100	1		_aHertnon, Simon, _eauthor. _91066866
245	1	0	_aFrom afterwit to zemblanity : _b100 endangered words brought to life / _cSimon Hertnon.
264		1	_aAuckland, N.Z. : _bNew Holland, _c2008.
300			_a223 pages ; _c20 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
520			_aThough our 'information age' is drowning us in words - most notably through the rapid rise in popularity of the blog - our collective vocabulary seems to be growing ever more impoverished. So here is a collection of rare and neglected words that, if reintroduced, will help breathe much-needed life, savour and vitality back into the English language and will delight anyone keen to enrich their verbal repertoire. Each of these 100 hand-picked words comes with a precise definition, a quotation from literature, a personal note from the author validating its inclusion in the book, and, as a light-hearted finale, an example of its use in a witty piece of serialised fiction. And these words are not just fun, they're useful! Zaftig, for example, allows you to say 'pleasingly plump' without giving mortal offence. And what about millihelen, a unit equal to 'enough beauty to launch a single ship'?
588			_aMachine converted from AACR2 source record.
650		0	_aVocabulary. _9325628
650		0	_aEnglish language _vGlossaries, vocabularies, etc. _9317372
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