Evan Morris
Autor(a) de The Word Detective: Solving the Mysteries Behind Those Pesky Words and Phrases
Obras de Evan Morris
Etiquetado
Conhecimento Comum
- Data de nascimento
- 1950
- Sexo
- male
- Nacionalidade
- USA
- Locais de residência
- New York, USA
Ohio, USA - Ocupação
- etymologist
columnist - Relacionamentos
- Wollard, Kathy (wife)
Morris, William (father)
Morris, Mary (mother)
Membros
Resenhas
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Estatísticas
- Obras
- 5
- Membros
- 381
- Popularidade
- #63,387
- Avaliação
- 3.6
- Resenhas
- 3
- ISBNs
- 9
What can I say that isn’t already covered by the dust jacket? It’s more than just a collection, it’s a handy reference tool, covering everything from soup to nuts – well, maybe not everything, but quite a lot, beginning with amok and ending with zarf.
I used to love to read encyclopedias and dictionaries. I’d open a volume to a random page and just start reading. I found it enlightening and relaxing – a great break from (or way to avoid) studying whatever I was supposed to be studying. And what teacher/librarian/parent would scold me for looking something up in the dictionary? Those of us who love language and words will find plenty to delight, intrigue and tickle our fancies (whatever THAT phrase means – it’s not covered in this volume). Still, a little goes a long way, and reading it cover to cover as I did for a challenge meant that I grew bored.
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