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Informal English: Puncture Ladies, Egg Harbors, Mississippi Marbles, and Other Curious Words and Phrases of ...

2 reviews
Jeffrey Kacirk

Touchstone, 2005

A flippercanorious hightantrabogus (fine good time)
Kacirk's book rambles through the gambit of American English without focusing on any one region or period. This ensures a varied taste of unique, strange and sometimes very familiar words and expressions. I personally enjoyed discovering terms I've heard my parents use, like "pickaninny," "coffin tacks" or "pig in clover." In this way Kacirik reminds us we're all part of a tradition that ...

Forgotten English, Volume I Knowledge Cards?

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk, Pomegranate

Pomegranate, 2003

From the Publisher
"Do you know the origin of the modern word skates, or what a quacksalver was? Have you ever known anyone who was forswunke? These are but a few of the forty-eight lost or 'misplaced' Old English words that linguist and historian Jeffrey Kacirk has gathered for this deck of Knowledge Cards?. In learning what these archaic words mean, we also discover the roots and origins of modern-day words and ...

The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten

7 reviews
Jeffrey Kacirk

Touchstone, 2000

Nothing Faffle About It
Jeffrey Kacirk dedicates "The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Ever Forgotten" to Lewis Carroll because of the delectable verbiage introduced in "Jabberwocky." This seems right, as Kacirk's choice of words here are as fun, unique and rarely use Carroll's. This is not an etymological study, but an comfortable overview of antiquated words. He start off with 'abbey-lubber,' which is a ...

Long Lost Insults: Forgotten English III, Knowledge Cards?

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk, Pomegranate

Pomegranate, 2007

From the Publisher
"Amusing to our modern ear, the definitions of these 48 forgotten words are cause for laughter--at someone else's expense. Each Knowledge Card? introduces an antiquated insult and its dusty definition, complete with descriptions of the origins of the insult and some examples of usage. Describe your nosy neighbor who is a spatherdab (chatterer, gossip, or scandle-monger) or a strange officemate ...

Intoxicants & Potions: Forgotten English II Knowledge Cards?

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk, Pomegranate

Pomegranate, 2003

From the Publisher
"From the murky depths of the English language, Jeffrey Kacirk has amassed yet another storehouse of linguistic treasures. Drawing on centuries of commentary, folklore, and literature, Kacirk unearths forty-eight definitions of once-popular tonics, purgatives, cordials, restoratives, gargles, medicinals, analgesics, and recreational toxins. When you've learned from these cards what people used to ...

Forgotten English: A Merry Guide to Antiquated Words, Packed with History, Fun Facts, Literary Excerpts, and ...

7 reviews
Jeffrey Kacirk

William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1997

Interesting and amusing
"Forgotten English" is a delightful look at archaic words, expressions, and the societies that spawned them. The author does not simply define terms, but explains how they arose and what societal customs or beliefs they reflect. If you enjoy this book, you might also like the "Forgotten English" desk calendar.

Jeffrey Kacirk's Altered English: Surprising Meanings of Familiar Works Knowledge Cards Deck
Pomegranate, Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate, 2003

You're unhappy that your mechanic botched your car repair, but at one time your English cousin would have been very pleased. That same cousin would have been delighted that his son's teacher was going to manure little Billy. And Billy's sister, Sally, would have been grateful that her dentist was looking at her inflamed tush. Obviously, words change over time. In this deck of Knowledge Cards, Jeffrey Kacirk, contributor to the Oxford English ...

Altered English: Surprising Meanings of Familiar Words

2 reviews
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate, 2002

Approximately 1,500 original and archaic definitions
Altered English: Surprise Meanings Of Familiar Words by ongoing contributor to the "Oxford English Dictionary" Jeffrey Kacirck, is a fascinating compilation of approximately 1,500 original and archaic definitions of familiar and contemporary words. Altered English: Surprise Meanings Of Familiar Words is a simply amazing reference that is pure fun to page through and packed from cover to cover ...

The Word Museum (The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten)

3 reviews
Jeffrey Kacirk

Barnes & Noble, 2004

Word Museum
If you are someone who loves Dictionaries, crossword puzzles, history and humor, this is the book to buy. I own a copy and have bought copies for for my daughter and my mother to enjoy. Lending them my OWN copy is not an option. This is a book to skip around in, refer to, and look over (yes, I know all those dangling participles) because one never knows when the ancient job of "knocker up" may ...

Forgotten English 2002 Calendar: A 365-Day Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary and Folklore

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate Communications, 2001

Zounds! Such language!
This is a great little desk calendar chock-full of forgotten words that should be used today such as "Butter-teeth" (broad and yellow teeth), "Copulatives" (persons intending to marry), "Dumb Cake", "Loupy Dyke", "Puff Workers", "Dream Hole", "Steal the Pigs", and 'Kissing Signal" among many more fascinating words. Unfortunately, I tried using some of my new vocabulary on my co-workers and they ...

Jeffrey Kacirk's Forgotten English 2007 Calendar: A 365-day Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary an dFolklore for ...

2 reviews
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate Communications, 2006

Never A Dull Day!
I have been sending this calendar as a Christmas gift to my mother for years. She even sends me her favorite word of the week. It's not only educational,(history and trivia buffs will love it), but also entertaining. One word happened to be my employer's last name and the archaic definition was "assassin". Highly recommended for anyone who appreciates words and a good sense of humor, which my ...

Forgotten English 366 Day 2004 Calendar

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate Communications, 2003

oops...
an interesting story every day, but I had a bit of a problem with July 12, which was labeled the feast day of St. Veronica. While July 12 is a feast day for St. Veronica, the story for that day claims she was reputed to have wiped the face of Jesus with a handkerchief during the passion, causing Jesus' face to appear on the cloth. The story then claims this cloth became known as the Shroud of ...

Jeffrey Kacirks Forgotten English: A 365-Day Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary and Folklore for 2006

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate (Cal), 2005

From the Publisher
"Perennially popular language historian Jeffrey Kacirk again revives long-lost words for our pleasure and edification. This delightful compilation surveys intriguing terms and phrases that have fallen by the wayside (e.g., curiosities such as pediluvium, 'a sort of bath for the feet') and gives a brief historical background for each. Accompanied by obscure feast days, quotations, anecdotes, and ...

Forgotten English
Jeffrey Kacirk

Harpercollins, 1999

Jeffrey KacirkÆs Forgotten English 2008 Calendar: A 366 Day Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary and Folklore
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate (Cal), 2007

Forgotten English Calendar: 2001

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate Europe Ltd, 2000

Oddball and Interesting Words and Factoids
This is a nutty little desk calendar for those who relish obscure facts, and obsolete English words like 'snow-bones' or 'jarkman'. In the 2000 version (which seemed to wallow in descriptions of obscure Scottish customs), I learned about interesting eccentrics such as The Lady of the Haystack, and obscure saints (my favorite was Saint Paula the Bearded). If you like to annoy and mystify your ...

Kacirk's Forgotten English 2005 Calendar: A 365-Day Calendar of Vanishing Vocabulary and folklore for 2005

1 review
Jeffrey Kacirk

Pomegranate, 2004

Needs a little more info
This calendar has a different antiquated or no-longer-used word for each day (each weekend - Saturday and Sunday - combined on one page). The words and information given are fine, but there is no pronounciation guide to the words! Since no one uses these words anymore, it's sometimes not easy to figure out how they should be pronounced. A pronounciation guide for the words of the 2006 ...

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