New York Times Dictionary of Misunderstood, Misused, & Mispronounced Words

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By The New York Times

Edited by Laurence Urdang

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Featuring over 10,000 of the most difficult and interesting words in the English language, this practical and unique volume is great for students and adults, fans of word games, linguaphiles, and linguaphobes.

On Sale
Feb 11, 2002
Page Count
384 pages
ISBN-13
9781579120603

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About the Author

WILL SHORTZ has been the puzzle master for NPR’s Weekend Edition Sunday since the program’s start in 1987. He’s also the crossword editor of The New York Times, the former editor of Games magazine, and the founder and director of the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament (since 1978). He is the only person in the world to hold a college degree in Enigmatology, the study of puzzles, which he earned from Indiana University in 1974. He lives near New York City.

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