Words Fail Me

Informationen zum Autor Teresa Monachino is an award-winning designer and typographer. Currently director of 999 Design she has overseen many varied projects and commissions for a number of high-profile clients. She lives in London. Klappentext - A witty and amusing handbook to the contradictions and inconsistencies of the English language - With imaginative use of typography Words Fail Me highlights tricky words! inconsistent spellings! misleading pronunciation and other quirky characteristics of our mother tongue - Why is abbreviation such a long word? Does monosyllabic really need five syllables? Why is lisp so hard to say if you have one? - Did you know that the letters of Honestly can be rearranged to read on the SLY? A Funeral is also Real Fun and Santa can easily be turned into Satan? - Perfect for crossword lovers! wordsmiths! designers and anyone with a fascination for words An entertaining book about the nonsense at the heart of the English language.

Product details

• Authors: Teresa Monachino, Monachino T
• Publisher: Phaidon Press Ltd
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 06.06.2006
• EAN: 9780714846354
• ISBN: 978-0-7148-4635-4
• Dimensions: 105 mm x 190 mm x 15 mm
• Series: Documents; Documents; DOCUMENTS, n° 12981
• Subjects: Fiction > Comic, cartoon, humour, satire > Humour, satire, satirical comedy; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Phrase books