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The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language by Mark Forsyth (Hardcover, 2012)
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The Horologicon - which means 'a book of things appropriate to each hour - follows a day in the life of unusual, beautiful and forgotten English words. From the moment you wake to the second your head hits the pillow, there's a cornucopia of hidden words ready for every aspect of your day. Do you tend to lie in bed before dawn worrying? Then you have the Old English ailment of uhtceare. Uhtceare can lead on to dysania (inability to get out of bed) and other zwoddery problems, which many have suffered but few can name. From encounters with office ultracrepidarians, lunchtime scamblers and six o'clock sturmovschinas to the post-work joys of thelyphthoric grinagogs and nimtopsical nympholepsy, Mark Forsyth, author of the Sunday Times Number One bestseller The Etymologicon, unearths words that you didn't even know you needed. From antejentacular to bedward by way of nuncheon, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean.Product Identifiers
PublisherIcon Books LTD
ISBN-139781848314153
eBay Product ID (ePID)128864041
Product Key Features
Publication Year2012
Book TitleThe Horologicon: a Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language
Number of Pages272 Pages
LanguageEnglish
AuthorMark Forsyth
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height204 mm
Item Weight352 g
Item Width138 mm
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMark Forsyth
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- 04 Apr, 2018
Brilliant
Wonderful book that explains all you ever wanted to know about words.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 11 Nov, 2020
Interesting if taken in small chunks - hard to remember all the words !
Interesting - not a cover to cover book, more a dipperVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 05 Feb, 2020
Excellent, entertaining book
This is an interesting, entertaining book with lots of word etymology, humorous anecdotes and fun factoids.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 25 Mar, 2020
Etymologican
Enjoying the bookVerified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
- 27 Oct, 2017
Highly entertaining and informative, would highly recommend.
Highly entertaining and informative.Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
- 19 Nov, 2016
Bought as a gift
Lovely giftVerified purchase: YesCondition: New
