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Author
Publisher
Gotham Books
Pub. Date
c2011
Language
English
Description
A funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns, the people who make them, and this derided wordplay's remarkable impact on history. The pun is commonly dismissed as the lowest form of wit, and punsters are often unpopular for their obsessive wordplay. But such attitudes are relatively recent developments. In The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack--a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton--explains why such wordplay...
Publisher
Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2012
Language
English
Description
This resource contains rhymes for over 45,000 words presented in a clear and user-friendly layout. Its features include an index, in-text notes, examples, creative writing tips, and an introduction giving a brief outline of the history of rhyming.
27) E-mergency
Author
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
The letter E has fallen and injured herself-- which letters will replace her and how will words be spelled without her?
Author
Series
Publisher
Carolrhoda Books
Pub. Date
c2002
Language
English
Description
Audisee® eBooks with Audio combine professional narration and text highlighting to engage reluctant readers! In this fun-filled book, playful puns and comical cartoon cats combine to show, not tell, readers what prepositions are all about. Each preposition in the text, like under, over, by the clover, about, throughout, and next to Rover, is highlighted in color for easy identification. This is the newest addition to the Words Are CATagorical series,...
Author
Publisher
Barron's
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
The easy-to-use reference book gives you: the 501 most common English verbs, alphabetically arranged, and conjugated in all tenses and moods; principal parts listed for all 501 verbs; auxiliary verbs--have, be, do--and their uses; newly revised section on phrasal verbs; an additional 550 problem verbs and their principal parts; 501 verb drills and exercises. The bonus CD-ROM gives you: practice exercises in verb conjugation with answers; a review...
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