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Word Circus (Lighter Side of Language) by Richard Lederer β€” book cover

Word Circus (Lighter Side of Language)

by Richard Lederer, Dave Morice
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A fun and frolicking book of wordplay, presented in lively prose and light verse. Hundreds of acrostics, anagrams, palindromes, puns, riddles, and spoonerisms. Features a chapter of skill-testing word games.

Synopsis

A fun and frolicking book of wordplay. Hundreds of acrostics, anagrams, puns, riddles, and spoonerisms. Features a full chapter of skill-testing word games.

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Sit on a potato pan, Otis! Lederer, an International Punster of the Year, conducts a dazzling circus of words, spinning the alphabet into acrostics, anagrams, grammagrams, kangaroo words, and every other conceivable manner of letter juggling. Once you've watched the three- ring show, you can try your skill at word games. Includes whimsical two-color illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

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Sit on a potato pan, Otis! Lederer, an International Punster of the Year, conducts a dazzling circus of words, spinning the alphabet into acrostics, anagrams, grammagrams, kangaroo words, and every other conceivable manner of letter juggling. Once you've watched the three- ring show, you can try your skill at word games. Includes whimsical two-color illustrations. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Book Details

Published
September 1, 1998
Publisher
Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Pages
288
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780877793540

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