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020			_a9781789293647
082			_a428.1 PIE-J
100			_aPiercy, Joseph
245			_aWord a day : _b365 words to augment your vocabulary / _cJoseph Piercy
260			_aLondon _bMichael O'Mara Books Limited _c2021
300			_a192p.
365			_aINR _b599.00
500			_a It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25,000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot - and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However, it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25,000 words account for less than 15% of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore, new words are created all the time and, as the word pool flourishes, can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate? Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn a word a day from this user-friendly onomasticon (that's a word list designed for a specific purpose - in case you were wondering).
650			_aVocabulary
650			_aVocabulary--Study and teaching
650			_aEnglish language
650			_aEnglish language--Etymology
650			_aEnglish language--Usage
650			_aLexicology
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