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Search - The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
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The Word Museum The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten Author: Enter a gallery of wit and whimsy. As the largest and most dynamic collection of words ever assembled, the English language continues to expand. But as hundreds of new words are added annually, older ones are sacrificed. Now from the author of "Forgotten English" comes a collection of fascinating archaic words and phases.&n... more »
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D.C. W. (egirlrocks) reviewed The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten on + 16 more book reviews
A coworker showed me her copy of this book and I enjoyed it so much I got a copy for myself. My favorite word I've never heard of is "abracadabrant". Everyone who loves words and their history will get a kick out of what they find here. It's a keeper.
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