Express yourself accurately and with originality with the help of this pocket sized collection of 5,000 ‘difficult’ words. Lovers of language will delight in this fascinating mix of words, which in the tradition of Eats, Shoots and Leaves, is firmly on the side of using language beautifully, and provides a refreshing antidote to the creep of ‘text-speak’. This rich, eclectic and absorbing collection has been organised into 23 handy sections for handy browsing.
Sections include Anthropology & Archaeology, Architecture & Building, Colour, Government, Language, Law, Medicine & Anatomy, Music, Philosophy, Psychology & Psychotherapy, Religion, Science & Technology
About the Author
Dr Ian Wilson took his doctorate at Oxford University after several years studying languages and lexicography, and words have been one of his lifetime interests. He founded WEXAS Travel in 1970, and is an erudite, entrepreneurial polymath, with well-informed opinions on most subjects.
