{"product_id":"word-by-word-the-secret-life-of-dictionaries","title":"Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries","description":"“We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.”\n\nWith wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage.\n\nFilled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 110197026X\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.110197026X.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Stamper, Kory\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41424950788154,"sku":"DBV.110197026X.G","price":7.14,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/110197026X-0.jpg?v=1779301144","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/word-by-word-the-secret-life-of-dictionaries","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}