| Edition |
Berkley trade paperback edition. |
| Description |
xiv, 286 pages ; 20 cm |
| Contents |
6 am Dawn -- 7 am Waking and washing -- 8 am Dressing and breakfast -- 9 am Commute -- 10 am The morning meeting -- 11 am Taking a break -- Noon Looking as though you're working -- 1 pm Lunch -- 2 pm Returning to work -- 3 pm Trying to make others work -- 4 pm Tea -- 5 pm Actually doing some work -- 6 pm After work -- 7 pm Shopping -- 8 pm Supper -- 9 pm Drinking -- 10 pm Wooing -- 11 pm Stumbling home -- Midnight Nostos. |
| Summary |
"Do you wake up feeling rough? Then you're philogrobolized. Find yourself pretending to work? That's fudgelling. And this could lead to rizzling, if you feel sleepy after lunch. Though you are sure to become a sparkling deipnosopbist by dinner. Just don't get too vinomadefied; a drunk dinner companion is never appreciated. The Horologicon (or book of hours) contains the most extraordinary words in the English language, arranged according to what hour of the day you might need them. From Mark Forsyth, the author of the #1 international bestseller, The Etymologicon, comes a book of weird words for familiar situations. From ante-jentacular to snudge by way of quafftide and wamblecropt, at last you can say, with utter accuracy, exactly what you mean"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-273) and index. |
| Subject |
English language -- Obsolete words.
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English language -- Etymology.
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| ISBN |
9780425264379 paperback |
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0425264378 paperback |
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