Author : Suzy Toronto
Publisher : Blue Mountain
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 19,24 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Christian life
ISBN : 9781598429046
Author Suzy Toronto wants you to never forget that you are a child of God with many special gifts to share. That's why she's created this book of wonderful things God wants you to remember each and every day of your life. Whether you need a quick pick-me-up or a deep assurance that you are loved, Suzy Toronto and her inspiring characters will encourage you to believe in miracles, live a life filled with prayer and integrity, and always have faith in God and in yourself.
Author : Erin McKean
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 11,29 MB
Release : 2006-10-23
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0199886032
Do you know what a snollygoster is? Would you eat something called a muktuk? Do you know anyone who engages in onolatry? Impress your friends and pepper your dinner party conversations with such nuggets as gobemouche, mumpsimus, and cachinnate. You can learn about all of these bizarre and beautiful words and many more in Totally Weird and Wonderful Words. Offering a potpourri of colorful and fascinating words compiled by noted lexicographer Erin McKean, it contains hundreds of definitions, and has been updated to include two new essays, with over 150 words new to this edition. Written in a clear and conversational style, the book contains full-page cartoon illustrations by Roz Chast and Danny Shanahan. Featuring hundreds of words guaranteed to amuse and astonish, this is a book that will appeal to logophiles everywhere. It also features a bibliography of Oxford's dictionaries and a guide to creating your own unusual words correctly from Greek and Latin roots.
Author : Erin McKean
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 146 pages
File Size : 36,33 MB
Release : 2002
Category : Humor
ISBN : 0195159055
Lists the meaning of hundreds of bizarre and unusual words and includes a guide to coining new words.
Author : Des Machale
Publisher :
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 31,70 MB
Release : 2021-01-24
Category :
ISBN :
A collection of our favourite fascinating words. It includes cunning curiosities, remarkable rarities, wonderful words and tremendous trivia. All the words are in use or have been in use in the English language. Most of the entries are serious and educational but occasionally we have sprinkled in something unexpected and facetious. Some sample entries: ARNOLD is a boy's name which has two anagrams which are also boys' names - ROLAND and RONALD. DESSERTS is the longest word which forms another word when spelled backwards, STRESSED. IGNORAMUS - nowadays, a stupid person, but originally a jury verdict meaning 'we do not know' from the Latin ignoramus. OPOSSUM the only North American marsupial gets its name from the native American Powhatan language where it means white dog. Skunk, coyote, raccoon, moose, woodchuck, and caribou are other animals whose names come from native American tongues. QUEEN would be the first word in the dictionary if our alphabet was ordered to match the QWERTY keyboard layout.
Author : COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 27,59 MB
Release : 2015-09-24
Category :
ISBN : 9781465268099
Author : Dan Greenberg
Publisher : Scholastic Inc.
Page : 68 pages
File Size : 37,69 MB
Release : 2002-02
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780439155861
No more ho-hum, forgettable vocabulary lessons! These reproducible, funny stories will grab your students attention and help them remember the prefixes, suffixes, and roots they need to know so they can become better readers and writers. A great way to boost standardized test scores! For use with Grades 4-8."
Author : COLLEGE OF WILLIAM & MARY
Publisher :
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,45 MB
Release : 2015-09-28
Category :
ISBN : 9781465268105
Author : Paul Hellweg
Publisher :
Page : 159 pages
File Size : 30,20 MB
Release : 1986
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780715390399
Author : Stephanie Nixon
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 34,69 MB
Release : 2017-04-11
Category :
ISBN : 9781543252804
A Wacky Wonderful World of Words is a compilation of stories that are written by the Wacky worders. These wonderful children came together and took two letters of the alphabet each and created a short story. Each story consist of that one particular alphabet written throughout the entire book. These stories will leave you laughing and enjoying every tongue twisted word you will read.
Author : Suzy Toronto
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 40,93 MB
Release : 2015-09-01
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781598429077
For this remarkable book, best-selling writer/artist Suzy Toronto focuses on one of her most popular topics: the bold spirit of women and the remarkable strength of the bonds between them. "Who are these Wonderful Wacky Women?" she asks. "You know them. They are your friends, your sisters, your mothers, and grandmothers. They are even you and me! They are the women who rise above all obstacles to turn tragedy into triumph and who answer the call to make a difference in the world." This new softcover edition of one of Suzy's most beloved works gathers poems about women, their friendships, and their various roles in life with personal essays about the wonderful wacky women in her own life--and a few recipes sprinkled in for good measure. A celebration of "ordinary women who have accomplished extraordinary things," The Sacred Sisterhood of Wonderful Wacky Women is an inspiring and empowering collection for all women who recognize greatness in the women in their lives and in themselves.
