Word Nerd by Barbara Kipfer

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Word Nerd by Barbara Kipfer

Are You a Word Nerd?

Did you know.

Only a human (not an animal or thing) is able to do something

The five on dice is called cinque

K for strike-out in baseball comes from the last letter of struck

To skice is to frisk about like squirrels in spring

For word lovers everywhere, Word Nerd is a rich--and fun--compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words. Bestselling author Barbara Anne Kipfer has spent years compiling little known tidbits about common--and not so common--words in the English language.

Filled with interesting information about words, sure to amaze and spark conversation, this incredible collection is perfect for the word nerd in each of us.

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ISBN 13	9781402208515
ISBN 10	1402208510
Title	Word Nerd
Author	Barbara Kipfer
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Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Sourcebooks, Inc
Year published	2007-07-01
Number of pages	576
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