Tyrannosaurus Lex by Rod L Evans
Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logology--the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words--featuring:-A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns
-Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings (I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it.--Groucho Marx)
-Fascinating oronyms: a pair of phrases that differ in meaning and spelling, yet share a similar pronunciation (The stuffy nose can lead to problems versus The stuff he knows can lead to problems.)
-Peculiar oxymora: words or phrases that are self-contradictory (Jumbo shrimp Guest host Gold silverware ) So sit back and get ready to learn about everything from antigrams and aptanagrams to kangaroo words and phantonyms. You'll never look at language the same again
Rod L.Evans, PhD, is an Old Dominion University philosophy professor in Norfolk, Virginia. Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge, The Artful Nuance, Sorry, Wrong Answer, Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits, and a number of other novels are among his works. Language, trivia, and ethics are among Dr. Evans' teaching subjects and philosophical interests.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780399537493 |
| ISBN 10 | 039953749X |
| Title | Tyrannosaurus Lex |
| Author | Rod L Evans |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Penguin Putnam Inc |
| Year published | 2012-06-05 |
| Number of pages | 288 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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