Wordplay: A Curious Dictionary of Language Oddities

by Chris Cole

Book Overview

Which words are hardest to rhyme? What word is longer than any other...or shorter? Do you know what a tautonym is or a "head 'n' tail"? if you never thought that language could provide hours of entertainment, these "games" will definitely change your mind -- and sharpen your brain!

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0806917970
• ISBN13: 9780806917979
• Release Date: January 1999
• Publisher: Sterling Publishing (NY)
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 7.0" x 10.0"

Customer Reviews

A must for any Word or puzzle fan!

This book worths 6 stars. It contains a glossary of "special" words and interesting charts of words, in the puzzle and the-word-it-self sense. For example, what is the longest common word containing most consecutive letters in the alphabet after letter c? You can look up the glossary and find the answer is "disenfranchising" What word repeats most s's? the answer is possessionlessnesses. For a word or a puzzle fan, this is a must. For common readers, even merely skip some pages, you can wonder at so many words with its special property.