Horologicon

a day's jaunt through the lost words of the English language

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" Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don't get too vinomadefied; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1 international bestseller, The …

286 Seiten

Sprache: English

Erschienen am 17. November 2013

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ISBN:
978-0-425-26437-9
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OCLC-Nummer:
850909324

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Themen
  • Obsolete words
  • Etymology
  • English language

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