What's in a Word? ; Wordplay Is All in a Day's Work for Vivian Cook. David Whetstone Talks to the Linguist About His New Book.

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VIVIAN Cook is a man of many words. They are his bread and butter and also his liquid refreshment. Check YouTube for his witty, wine- orientated promotion for his latest book, It's All In A Word.

For word lovers - and there must be a word for them - the book is a fascinating, funny and, ironically, at times sobering wallow in the intricacies of the English language.

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What's in a Word? ; Wordplay Is All in a Day's Work for Vivian Cook. David Whetstone Talks to the Linguist About His New Book.

It is sobering because there are two chapters called How Many Words Do You Know? The first, testing for basic words, takes you up to the 20,000 mark. The advanced chapter sorts out those who can ascend to the dizzy summit of 150,000 by knowing the word to describe an African freshwater fish o...

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