What In The Word? Wordplay, Word Lore, And Answers To Your Peskiest Questions About Language (Harvest Original) (Harvest Original)

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.
Page Count: 304
Publisher: Harvest Books
Publication Date: 11/1/2005
Links: Amazon, Library of Congress,