A review by kimball_hansen
Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper

3.0

3.5 stars. Jana I'm surprised you haven't read this one. This book is kind of like a parable where much of it is going to go over many people's heads and select few are going to understand its fullest potential. Every word makes its way into the dictionary through constant use. But she doesn't say it like that.

These people who write dictionaries have a much harder job than I thought.


Notes:

I actually like the word irregardless and prefer it over regardless.

Still wished she had finished that anecdote of ugly Pelosi and one of Hugh Heffner's rabbits.