{"product_id":"endangered-english-dictionary-bodacious-words-your-dictionary-forgot-9780393316063","title":"Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words Your Dictionary Forgot","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe often hear about the richness of the English language, how many more words it contains than French or German. And yet modern desk dictionaries are the result of a paring away of that glory, so that merely standard, functional, current words remain. The price we pay for such convenience is the thousands of delightful words we never see or hear.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book is an effort to save some of those words applicable to everyday life and countless word games from extinction. The resultant treasure trove of exotic verbal creatures is an indispensable resource for every lover of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA selection: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eegrutten: having a face swollen from weeping\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003enumquid: an inquisitive person\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003esardoodledum: drama that is contrived, stagy, or unrealistic\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003emimp: to purse one's lips\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e David Grambs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e W. W. Norton \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/1997\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.57lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.50w x 0.68d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780393316063","brand":"W. W. Norton \u0026 Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45463151116425,"sku":"9780393316063","price":23.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0636\/9240\/6921\/files\/img_47d2e998-e446-4703-adaa-650f4383943d.jpg?v=1774998297","url":"https:\/\/sonsanddaughtersbooks.com\/products\/endangered-english-dictionary-bodacious-words-your-dictionary-forgot-9780393316063","provider":"Sons and Daughters Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}