I Always Look Up the Word "Egregious" [Paperback]

Maxwell W. Nurnberg (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback: 290 pages
• Publisher: Prentice Hall Trade (March 1982)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0134487125
• ISBN-13: 978-0134487120
• Product Dimensions: 8.2 x 5.5 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (6 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,186,832 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the top obscure vocabulary books of the 20th century, February 9, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I Always Look Up the Word "Egregious" (Paperback)

Rather than being a cute book about words (c.f. Richard Lederer), this book is as elitist and erudite as its title suggests. It reaches beyond its analogues with exercises, for example: given English synonyms in Latin and Greek, what is the English synonym with an Anglo-Saxon root? If you're interested in the English language, grab this book if you can find it. (It defines zeugma, after all - how can you live without a book that does that?)

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for those who think they have a terrific vocabulary !, July 6, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: I Always Look Up the Word "Egregious" (Paperback)

I bought this book for someone else and had to return to buy a copy for myself ! It is definitely for anyone who is interested in the origins of words and the games words play !

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Informative and engaging, July 7, 2001

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Edward Weiss (New York City) - See all my reviews

This review is from: I always look up the word "egregious" (Paperback)

Picked up a reprint of this book, and it's wonderful! It's interesting, and not as pretentious as I thought it might be. Lots of words that you might've recognized but didn't know the exact definition of. Highly recommended.