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Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words! Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logology-the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling words-featuring: •A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns •Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings ("I've had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasn't it."-Groucho Marx) •Fascinating oronyms: a pair of phrases that differ in meaning and spelling, yet sha...

Containing hundreds of words from agitron (the phenomenon of wiggly lines in comic strips indicating that something is shaking) to zarf (the holder for a paper cone coffee cup), this lively reference enables readers to easily locate their thingamajig or whatchamacallit.

Mnemonic devices have helped countless students, teachers, and trivia buffs recall key information. In this comprehensive guide, readers find a wide spectrum of simple anagrams, clever rhymes, and word games that cover a variety of subjects.

?The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter.? (Mark Twain)What?s the difference between: Nectar and ambrosia? Bough and branch? Astonished and surprised? Sensual and sensuous? Beside and besides? Many people use these words interchangeably but there are actually subtle and interesting differences in meaning and usage. Now from the author of Every Good Boy Deserves Fudge comes a fun and fascinating ...

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Where were Venetian blinds invented? What color is the black box on a commercial airplane? Where did India ink originate?* Most of us know more than we think we know. We also think we know more than we actually do-because some of what we think we know simply "ain't so." We all harbor misconceptions that are accepted not only because they are popular but also because they make sense. It makes sense to believe, for example, that German chocolate...