Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year by Susie Dent

Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year

Susie Dent

445 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history reference funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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Welcome to a year of wonder with Susie Dent, lexicographer, logophile, and longtime queen of Countdown's Dictionary Corner.From the real Jack the Lad to the theatrically literal story behind stealing someone's thunder, from tartle (forgetting some...

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Moods

informative 100%
lighthearted 51%
funny 45%
inspiring 18%
relaxing 18%
reflective 15%
challenging 3%
adventurous 1%
hopeful 1%

Pace

medium 37%
fast 33%
slow 28%

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