Tyrannosaurus Lex The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay

Name: Tyrannosaurus Lex The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay
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ISBN: 9780399537493

ISBN-10: 039953749X

ISBN-13: 9780399537493

Edition: 2012

Authors: Rod L. Evans

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Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words!Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logology—the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words—featuring:• A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns• Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings (“I’ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn’t it.”—Groucho Marx)• Fascinating oronyms: a pair of phrases that differ in meaning and spelling, yet share a similar pronunciation (“The stuffy nose can lead to problems” versus “The stuff he knows can lead to problems.”)• Peculiar oxymora: words or phrases that are self-contradictory (Jumbo shrimp! Guest host! Gold silverware!)So sit back and get ready…

Book details

List price: $16.00
Copyright year: 2012
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Publication date: 6/5/2012
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 288
Size: 4.75" wide x 8.50" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.484
Language: English