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050			_aPE 64 .S46 .S56 2016
100			_aSimpson, John. _eAuthor
245			_aThe world detective : _ba life in words from serendipity to selfie / _cJohn Simpson.
260			_aLondon : _bAbacus, _cc2016.
300			_axvi, 366 pages ; _c20 cm.
365			_bPHP 230.00
504			_aIncludes index.
505			_aSerendipity, perhaps.--Lexicography 101.--Marshallers of words.--The longest way round.--Uneasy skanking.--Shark-infested waters.--OED redux.--The tunnel and the vision.--Gxddbov xxkxzt pg ifmk.--At the top of the crazy tree.--Shenanigans online.--Flavour of the month.--Becoming the past.
520			_aIn The Word Detective, an intensely personal memoir and a joyful celebration of English, Simpson weaves a story of how words come into being (and sometimes disappear), how cultures shape the language we use, and how we cope when words fail us. Throughout, he enlivens his narrative with lively excavations and investigations of individual words -- from deadline to online and back to 101 (yes, it's a word) -- all the while reminding us that the seemingly mundane words (can you name the four different meanings of ma?) are often the most interesting ones. A brilliant expedition through the world of words, The Word Detective will delight, inspire, and educate any lover of language.
600			_aSIMPSON, J. A., 1953.
650			_aOXFORD ENGLISH DICTIONARY.
650			_aLEXICOGRAPHERS.
650			_aENGLISH LANGUAGE _xLEXICOGRAPHY.
651			_aGREAT BRITAIN.
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