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One Word

by Molly McQuade
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"A sublime anthology" of essays, memoirs, stories and careful considerations from sixty-six writers riffing on a single word (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

In this darb collection, Molly McQuade asks the question all writers love to answer: what one word means the most to you, thrills you, or sets your teeth on edge? And why?

Writers respond with a wild gallimaufry of their choosing, from ardor to bitchin' to thermostat to wrong and very. There is corn, also—not the vegetable but the idea, defining cultural generations; solmizate, meaning to sing an object into place; and delicious slang, such as dassn't. Composed as expository or lyric essays, zinging one-liners, extended quips, jeremiads, etymological adventures, or fantastic romps, the writings address not only English words but also a select few from French, German, Japanese, Quechua, Basque, Igbo, and others. Fascinating, funny, and ingeniously curated from critics, novelists, translators, poets, and academics, "the words profiled here have a new trace of meaning, warmth, and a time-worn glow" (John Morse, publisher of Merriam-Webster, Inc.)
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Publisher: Sarabande Books

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  • Release date: November 9, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781936747245
  • Release date: November 9, 2010

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  • ISBN: 9781936747245
  • File size: 530 KB
  • Release date: November 9, 2010
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Grammar & Language Usage Writing Language Arts Nonfiction

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"A sublime anthology" of essays, memoirs, stories and careful considerations from sixty-six writers riffing on a single word (Publishers Weekly, starred review).

In this darb collection, Molly McQuade asks the question all writers love to answer: what one word means the most to you, thrills you, or sets your teeth on edge? And why?

Writers respond with a wild gallimaufry of their choosing, from ardor to bitchin' to thermostat to wrong and very. There is corn, also—not the vegetable but the idea, defining cultural generations; solmizate, meaning to sing an object into place; and delicious slang, such as dassn't. Composed as expository or lyric essays, zinging one-liners, extended quips, jeremiads, etymological adventures, or fantastic romps, the writings address not only English words but also a select few from French, German, Japanese, Quechua, Basque, Igbo, and others. Fascinating, funny, and ingeniously curated from critics, novelists, translators, poets, and academics, "the words profiled here have a new trace of meaning, warmth, and a time-worn glow" (John Morse, publisher of Merriam-Webster, Inc.)
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Grammar & Language Usage Writing Language Arts Nonfiction