The Word I'm Thinking Of
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The Word I'm Thinking Of by Michael Gates
Absquatulate. Flumadiddle. Gongoozler. Squintifego. If you love words, you know the strange byways of memory or reverie that stumbling across a certain word or phrase will take you down, especially if it's one you're discovering and finding the meaning of for the first time. Chances are, you have never encountered words as unusual as those collected in this 170-page book.You'll find definitions and parts of speech for each entry. And for each word, the author has also included a quotation to show how the word can be used in context. His hope is that this book will spark interest in these ostrobogulous words and that you will use them in your daily conversations--perhaps as a humorous social-science experiment to see what kinds of reactions you receive. Amaze your friends with your selcouth vocabulary and indulge your inner logophile
Michael Gates was formerly the curator of Collections for Klondike National Historic Sites in Dawson City and pens the popular column History Hunter for the Yukon News. He is the author of Dalton's Gold Rush Trail: Exploring the Route of the Klondike Cattle Drives (Harbour Publishing, 2012) and History Hunting in the Yukon (Harbour Publishing, 2010). He lives in Whitehorse, YT.
| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780615738185 |
| ISBN 10 | 0615738184 |
| Title | The Word I'm Thinking Of |
| Author | Michael Gates |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Zabriskie Street Press |
| Year published | 2013-05-05 |
| Number of pages | 174 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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