The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie by John Simpson
The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie

John Simpson

The Word Detective: A Life in Words from Serendipity to Selfie

John Simpson

366 pages first pub 2016 (editions)

nonfiction memoir funny informative slow-paced
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Language is always changing. No one knows where it is going but the best way to future-cast is to look at the past. John Simpson animates for us a tradition of researching and editing, showing us both the technical lexicography needed to understan...

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