Words at Play!!
'How to build a better vocabulary' by Morris Rosenblum, Maxwell Nurnberg is a funny, interesting and engrossing book which
Happy Reading.
'How to build a better vocabulary' by Morris Rosenblum, Maxwell Nurnberg is a funny, interesting and engrossing book which
- Tells the tale of Origin of Words (Etymology) among other things. Words belong to word-families and it's possible to dissect complex and new words into root words.
- Guess meaning of new/complex words from words you already know and given the surrounding context without the need for a dictionary.
- A paperback edition, it is available quite cheaply. Though mostly used by TOEFL students it is very interesting :-)
- Many words have interesting stories behind them. Like the phrase 'Cutting the Gordian Knot' which is explained in the book. This phrase is attributed to Alexander the Great.
- The book starts every chapter with a funny and apt Cartoon. I especially liked the one which goes - "No, No. This is a stalactite and That is a stalagmite'
Happy Reading.
