{"product_id":"the-dictionary-of-difficult-words-with-more-than-400-perplexing-words-to-test-your-wits-hardcover","title":"The Dictionary of Difficult Words: With More Than 400 Perplexing Words to Test Your Wits! - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJane Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eLouise Lockhart\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more in \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Difficult Words\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Test your knowledge with \u003cb\u003emore than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths\u003c\/b\u003e (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to spell, hard to say, and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)  You can master them with the \u003cb\u003esimple, easy-to-understand definitions and pronunciations written by lexicographer\u003c\/b\u003e (yes, that's in there too ) Jane Solomon. \u003cb\u003eFun, colorful illustrations\u003c\/b\u003e add whimsy to the pages. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Some jobbernowls say dictionaries are anachronistic, or even obsolete, but it's kenspeckle to real bibliophiles that those vociferous ninnyhammers are just metagrobolised by the plethora of portmanteaus, neologisms, and jargon they offer. Next time you find yourself wrangling with one of these ultracrepidarians, no need to imagineer a sockdolager: just show them this book. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e This captivating dictionary \u003cb\u003ecelebrates the beauty of the English language\u003c\/b\u003e for family trivia time spent around the printed page.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJane Solomon\u003c\/b\u003e is a lexicographer based in Oakland, California. She spends her days writing definitions and working on various projects for Dictionary.com. She's a member of the Unicode Emoji Subcommittee, the group that decides what new emoji pop up on our devices. Jane has a twin sister who is also a lexicographer.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLouise Lockhart \u003c\/b\u003eis an illustrator living in an old mill in a small town in England. She spends her days creating designs from little paper cutouts and line drawings. Her books include \u003ci\u003eThe Dictionary of Difficult\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ci\u003eWords\u003c\/i\u003e (published in 2019 by Frances Lincoln Children's Books) and her clients include: Heal's, Mini Boden, Flow Magazine, Anthropologie, The Independent, Anorak Magazine, Mollie Makes Magazine, Donna Wilson, Graniph, Little Otsu, and Liberty.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 112\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.6 x 12.3 x 10.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 30, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51770132234528,"sku":"9781786038111","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d3fb17b9d1229922f9f58442b894e3be.webp?v=1780365249","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/the-dictionary-of-difficult-words-with-more-than-400-perplexing-words-to-test-your-wits-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}