Lederer on Language: A Celebration of English, Good Grammar, and Wordplay
Nonfiction, Entertainment, Humour & Comedy, General Humour
| Author: | Richard Lederer | ISBN: | 9781936863426 |
| Publisher: | Marion Street Press, LLC | Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Marion Street Press, LLC | Language: | English |
| Author: | Richard Lederer |
| ISBN: | 9781936863426 |
| Publisher: | Marion Street Press, LLC |
| Publication: | November 1, 2012 |
| Imprint: | Marion Street Press, LLC |
| Language: | English |
In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Richard Lederer offers readers more of the irrepressible wordplay and linguistic high jinks his fans can't get enough of, along with observations on a life in letters. From an inner-city classroom to a wordy weekend retreat, from centuries-old etymological legacies to the latest in slang, dialects, and fadspeak, these essays transport, inform, and entertain as only Lederer can. The book includes more than 30 chapters, such as A Declaration of Linguistic Independence, Our Uppity English Language, Etymological Snapshots, and Jest for the Pun of It.
In this wide-ranging collection of essays, Richard Lederer offers readers more of the irrepressible wordplay and linguistic high jinks his fans can't get enough of, along with observations on a life in letters. From an inner-city classroom to a wordy weekend retreat, from centuries-old etymological legacies to the latest in slang, dialects, and fadspeak, these essays transport, inform, and entertain as only Lederer can. The book includes more than 30 chapters, such as A Declaration of Linguistic Independence, Our Uppity English Language, Etymological Snapshots, and Jest for the Pun of It.
