I Never Knew There Was a Word for It - Adam Jacot De Boinod
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I NEVER KNEW THERE WAS A WORD FOR IT
Adam Jacot de Boinod, hunter of perfect and obscure bon mots, is a true linguistic bowerbird (a person who collects an astonishing array of – sometimes useless – objects). He trawled the languages of the world for exotic specimens in his bestselling books The Wonder of Whiffling, The Meaning of Tingo and hit follow-up Toujours Tingo.
In memory of my father
I Never Knew There
Was a Word For It
ADAM JACOT DE BOINOD
With illustrat ...