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

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UPC:
9780399537493
Binding:
Paperback
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Publication Date:
6/5/2012
Release Date:
6/5/2012
Author:
Rod L. Evans Ph.D.
Language:
english
Edition:
1
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Product Overview

Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words!

Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logologythe pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling wordsfeaturing:
A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns
Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings (Ive had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasnt 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 to learn about everything from antigrams and aptanagrams to kangaroo words and phantonyms. Youll never look at language the same again!