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One Word : Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe by Molly McQuade; OverDrive, Inc is a nonfiction available to read on EtoBox.

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"A sublime anthology" of essays, memoirs, stories and careful considerations from sixty-six writers riffing on a single word ( Publishers Weekly, starred review). In this darb collection, Molly McQuade asks the question all writers love to answer: what one word means the most to you, thrills you, or sets your teeth on edge? And why? Writers respond with a wild gallimaufry of their choosing, from ardor to bitchin' to t hermostat to wrong and very . There is corn , also—not the vegetable but the idea, defining cultural generations; solmizate , meaning to sing an object into place; and delicious slang, such as dassn't . Composed as expository or lyric essays, zinging one-liners, extended quips, jeremiads, etymological adventures, or fantastic romps, the writings address not only English words but also a select few from French, German, Japanese, Quechua, Basque, Igbo, and others. Fascinating, funny, and ingeniously curated from critics, novelists, translators, poets, and academics, "the words profiled here have a new trace of meaning, warmth, and a time-worn glow" (John Morse, publisher of Merriam-Webster, Inc.)

Who reads One Word : Contemporary Writers on the Words They Love or Loathe?

Author

Molly McQuade; OverDrive, Inc

Publisher

Sarabande Books, Incorporated

Published

2010

Language

EN

ISBN

9781932511697

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

Science, Linguistics, Language Learning