Book of Words

We were sitting around the kitchen table.
Dad was reading the paper and remarked on this headline – “Headless body found in topless bar”
Which made us all chuckle.
The momentum built when each of us recalled something quirky or playful about word usage.

This is a must read for anyone who is curious and intrigued by the living language. It features many examples of trivia and ephemera, definitions and rule breakers.