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One Word: Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe

One Word: Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe

McQuade, Molly

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ISBN10: 1932511695
ISBN13: 9781932511697
Publisher: Sarabande Books
Published: Nov 9 2010
Pages: 256
Weight: 0.85
Height: 0.70 Width: 5.90 Depth: 8.90
Language: English

Readers will find that the words profiled here have a new trace of meaning, warmth, and a time-worn glow.--John Morse, publisher of Merriam-Webster, Inc.

In One Word: Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe, Molly McQuade asks the question all writers love to answer: what one word means the most to you, and why? Writers respond with a wild gallimaufry of their choosing, from ardor to bitchin' to thermostat to wrong to very. There is corn, not the vegetable but the idea, defining cultural generations; solmizate, meaning to sing an object into place; and delicious slang, such as darb and dassn't. Composed as expository or lyric essays, zinging one-liners, extended quips, jeremiads, etymological adventures, or fantastic romps, the writings address not only English words but also a select few from French, German, Japanese, Quechua, Basque, Igbo, and others. The result is like the best of meals: filled with color, personality, and pomp. There is something delightful and significant for every reader who picks up this wonderful book.

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