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Nerds, Snotrils, and Ferroequines - A Moderately Reliable History of Interesting Words
Price
NZ$24.00
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Above Average Publishing, Auckland 2017
Ever wondered who invented the word nerd? Or why grocers insist on putting apostrophes where they shouldn't be? Did you know there's a name for the thing kids do when they call nostrils snotrils (and did you know that birds used to be called brids?) This wonderful 200 page book, the distillation of five years of blogging and newsletter writing by Ken Grace, is a guided tour through the weird and wonderful history, use and abuse of the magnificent edifice we call the English language...
Format
Second hand Paperback
ISBN
9780473416621
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96751