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This is the most mesmerizing book on wordplay to come along in years. Ross Eckler examines such eternal logological favorites as anagrams, palindromes, and word squares, as well as words that play in other ways. Here are words with all letters in alphabetical order, novels written without the letter "e," and dozens of ways to transform one word into another. Take "heathery," for example. How many times can you delete one letter and have a new word remaining? Or consider "add." What happens when you shift each letter one place down the alphabet? How about eight places? If you love words, this masterpiece is irresistible.
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Eckler, a Ph.D. in mathematics, who with his wife, Faith, edits Word Ways magazine, has written a marvelous book for anyone who loves words and word play. Eckler includes explanations of acrostics, palindromes, anagrams, word squares, and word worms. There are pages of examples of each type of word play. A sample from the section on transforming one word into another through a word ladder changes less into more in five moves: less-loss-lose-love-move-more. The field of recreational linguistics has made great use of computer technology in the last few years, leading to more and more complicated word relationships, and the author expects great things to come in the future. Anyone who writes, does crossword puzzles, or plays Scrabble will find this book a gem. Recommended for public libraries.?Lisa J. Cihlar, Winfield P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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This is the most mesmerizing book on wordplay to come along in years. Ross Eckler examines such eternal logological favorites as anagrams, palindromes, and word squares, as well as words that play in other ways. Here are words with all letters in alphabetical order, novels written without the letter "e," and dozens of ways to transform one word into another. Take "heathery," for example. How many times can you delete one letter and have a new word remaining? Or consider "add." What happens when you shift each letter one place down the alphabet? How about eight places? If you love words, this masterpiece is irresistible.
From Library Journal
Eckler, a Ph.D. in mathematics, who with his wife, Faith, edits Word Ways magazine, has written a marvelous book for anyone who loves words and word play. Eckler includes explanations of acrostics, palindromes, anagrams, word squares, and word worms. There are pages of examples of each type of word play. A sample from the section on transforming one word into another through a word ladder changes less into more in five moves: less-loss-lose-love-move-more. The field of recreational linguistics has made great use of computer technology in the last few years, leading to more and more complicated word relationships, and the author expects great things to come in the future. Anyone who writes, does crossword puzzles, or plays Scrabble will find this book a gem. Recommended for public libraries.?Lisa J. Cihlar, Winfield P.L., Ill.
Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.
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- Language Play by David Crystal in Front Matter, page 64, and Back Matter
- Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive Scrabble Players by Stefan Fatsis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
- The Dictionary of Wordplay by Dave Morice in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- Georgetown University Round Table on Languages and Linguistics 1996: Linguistics, Language Acquisition, and Language Variation: Current Trends and Future ... on Languages and Linguistics (Proceedings)) by James E. Alatis in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive ScrabblePlayers by Stefan Fatsis in Back Matter (1), and Back Matter (2)
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