The Superior Person's Third Book of Well-Bred Words

The Superior Person's Third Book of Well-Bred Words

2001 • 134 pages

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A dozen years ago my inamorata bestowed upon me the first book in this lexigraphic series. Loved it. Six years later I read the penultimate book. Dug it. And now I've finally read the third book. Liked it. The first one was the best but these are all fun for word nerds and those of us who aspire to linguistic snobbery. Along with learning arcane words, we are treated to the authors humorous example sentences where he tries using the word. A brief example:

gilliver n. A wanton wench. “What is this ‘gilliver' you have on your Christmas gift wish list, Morris?”
February 24, 2011