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Author
Publisher
Sunbird Books
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"When you hear the words yak or badger or bat, do you think of animals? Maybe you can imagine them while they are yakking, badgering, or batting! Duck into this books playful pages to explore action words that sound like animal names and the dictionary definitions that help explain them." -- page [4] of cover.
Author
Publisher
Marion Street Press
Pub. Date
[2006]
Language
English
Description
Pompous jargon pervades English these days, from corporate speak to silly legalisms. This lighthearted look at how English is being mangled reveals the underlying meaning, as well as the attitudes behind the meaning, of more than 1,000 buzzwords. Readers will discover that "learning opportunity" is a nice way of saying "mistake;" a "lawn mullet" is a yard that's neatly trimmed out front but growing long in the back; and a "meanderthal" is someone...