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Sto caricando le informazioni... Word Fugitives: In Pursuit of Wanted Wordsdi Barbara Wallraff
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Iscriviti per consentire a LibraryThing di scoprire se ti piacerà questo libro. Attualmente non vi sono conversazioni su questo libro. Meh! ( ) Fun book! Based on a column in which readers write in to request new words ("there ought to be a word for...") and other readers send in their suggestions for words to add to the language to accommodate the need. My favorite was the word in response to "There ought to be a word for the state of arriving in a room and not being able to recall why you went there": DESTINESIA. That's one I've found plenty of use for already! The one word that linguists have been wishing for and for which we still haven't found a suitable answer is the gender-neutral third person singular (instead of the awkward "he or she," "his or hers," etc.). They're still searching! A wonderful, light read. Not only does it include her own ideas on needed words, but also those submitted by readers of her column. Some fun fugitive words including: s/he, the feeling when everything goes into slow motion and you can't change it, yakasses, disposable plastic bags caught in trees, newbiquitous, procrastifrigeration. Televisiphonerating is my current media favorite nessuna recensione | aggiungi una recensione
Despite the many thousands of dictionary words at our disposal, our language can be dismayingly inadequate. How many times have you searched for a word that means just what you want it to but failed to find anything suitable anywhere? Most of us, it turns out, lead lives rife with experiences, people, and things that have no names. At least, they lacked names until now. Word Fugitives comes to the rescue, supplying hundreds of inspired words coined or redefined to meet everyday needs. For instance, wouldn't it be handy to have a word for the momentary confusion people experience when they hear a cell phone ringing and wonder whether it's theirs? (How about fauxcellarm, phonundrum, or pandephonium?) Or what about a word for offspring who are adults? (Try unchildren or offsprung.) Or a word for the irrational fear when you're throwing a party that no one will show up? (That might be guestlessness, empty-fest syndrome, or fete-alism.) This mind- and vocabulary-expanding book grew out -- way out -- of Barbara Wallraff's popular column in The Atlantic Monthly. Brimming with irresistible diversions and pop quizzes; illuminated by contributions and commentary from authors, linguists, and leading language authorities; and enlivened by pleas for help from people whose words have yet to be found, Word Fugitives will captivate and inspire anyone who ever struggles to describe the world that he or she, or they, or thon (thon? see page 141) lives in. Non sono state trovate descrizioni di biblioteche |
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