Words Fail Me

Words Fail Me

Hardback (22 May 2006)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this quirky new title designer and typographer Teresa Monachino rounds up and breaks down a variety of unruly words: words lacking in integrity, misleading words that do not mean what they say, words that mean more than they say, words with inconsistent pronunciation or spellings that are just plain cruel! Using striking and witty graphic design the author demands answers to such troublesome questions as, why is abbreviation such a long word, does monosyllabic really need five syllables and why is lisp so hard to say if you have one?

Book information

ISBN: 9780714846354
Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
Imprint: Phaidon Press Limited
Pub date:
DEWEY: 428.1
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 144
Weight: 240g
Height: 193mm
Width: 118mm
Spine width: 17mm