Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries united states constitution A chemical engineer before she

A chemical engineer before she became a baker

a triumph of imagination and style

scalpel-sharp in its perceptions

Date: 9/17/2002

Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries united states constitution A chemical engineer before sheAuthor Contributor(s): Stamper, Kory Publisher: Vintage Date: 3 6 2018 Binding: Paperback Condition: NEW We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we dont want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets. With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open