Word Nerd
Are You a Word Nerd?
Did you know...
Only a human (not an animal or thing) is "able" to do something
The five on dice is called cinque
"K" for strike-out in baseball comes from the last letter of "struck"
To skice is to frisk about like squirrels in spring
For word lovers everywhere, Word Nerd is a rich and fun compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words. Best-selling author Barbara Ann Kipfer has spent years compiling little known tidbits about common- and not so common-words in the English language.
Filled with interesting information about words, sure to amaze and spark conversation, this incredible collection is perfect for the word nerd in each of us.
