Peter Bowler
Autore di The Superior Person's Book of Words
Sull'Autore
Nota di disambiguazione:
(eng) This author is NOT to be combined with the historian of science, Peter J Bowler.
Fonte dell'immagine: Courtesy of Allen & Unwin.
Serie
Opere di Peter Bowler
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Informazioni generali
- Data di nascita
- 1934-05-25
- Sesso
- male
- Nazionalità
- Australia
- Luogo di nascita
- Dubbo, New South Wales, Australia
- Luogo di residenza
- Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Attività lavorative
- teacher
lexicographer - Organizzazioni
- Order of St. John
Conference of Directors of Education in the South Pacific
Commonwealth of Nations Book Development Committee
National Training Council
Australian Apprenticeship Advisory Committee
Australian Council for Educational Research (mostra tutto 9)
International Councils for Royal Military College and National Maritime College
International Council for Educational Media
National Office of Youth Affairs - Nota di disambiguazione
- This author is NOT to be combined with the historian of science, Peter J Bowler.
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Statistiche
- Opere
- 27
- Utenti
- 1,790
- Popolarità
- #14,378
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 14
- ISBN
- 36
- Lingue
- 2
- Preferito da
- 2
An example from just randomly opening a page:
Infundibular: a.: Why say 'funnel-shaped' when you can say 'infundibular'?
or
nugatory: a. Of no value, trifling, insubstantial, pointless. Unfavorable criticism of the present book could properly be so categorized.
or lastly:
ponophobia: n. A morbid dread of work. Think about it. A civil servant could get a whole lifetime's sick leave out of this.
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