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Wordbirds: An Irreverent Lexicon for the 21st Century Hardcover - 2013
by Liesl Schillinger; Elizabeth Zechel (Illustrator)
Summary
If youâÈçve escaped binary confinement and find yourself rushing cell-mell to a clusterfeteâÈ' slurpwalking as you commutikazeâÈ'then who are you?
You are a typical citizen of the young millennium, caught up in the fast-paced megatasking socio-professional whirl of our ever-evolving digitally-enhanced lives.
If youâÈçve ever wondered what to call it when you answer the TV remote instead of the phone, or wished you had a phrase to capture your supervisorâÈçs stealth campaign to stall your career, here is your guide. Now you can say âÈêOops, droidian slip!âÈë with ease, and call out your boss for the impedimentor that he is. Armed with Wordbirds, you will be able to skillfully talk your way into, or out of, any situation the twenty-first century throws at you.
With 150 gorgeous, Audubony, highly expressive bird illustrations, these neologisms will have you crowing with delight, and show you that fine feathers make fine words. Why birds, you may ask? HadnâÈçt you heard? The bird is the word.
Now stop deliberotting and open this book!
You are a typical citizen of the young millennium, caught up in the fast-paced megatasking socio-professional whirl of our ever-evolving digitally-enhanced lives.
If youâÈçve ever wondered what to call it when you answer the TV remote instead of the phone, or wished you had a phrase to capture your supervisorâÈçs stealth campaign to stall your career, here is your guide. Now you can say âÈêOops, droidian slip!âÈë with ease, and call out your boss for the impedimentor that he is. Armed with Wordbirds, you will be able to skillfully talk your way into, or out of, any situation the twenty-first century throws at you.
With 150 gorgeous, Audubony, highly expressive bird illustrations, these neologisms will have you crowing with delight, and show you that fine feathers make fine words. Why birds, you may ask? HadnâÈçt you heard? The bird is the word.
Now stop deliberotting and open this book!
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- Title Wordbirds: An Irreverent Lexicon for the 21st Century
- Author Liesl Schillinger; Elizabeth Zechel (Illustrator)
- Binding Hardcover
- Pages 224
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Simon & Schuster, Qj8
- Date 2013-10-15
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781476713489 / 1476713480
- Weight 0.76 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.23 x 5.41 x 0.7 in (18.36 x 13.74 x 1.78 cm)
- Library of Congress subjects English language - New words
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2013008365
- Dewey Decimal Code 422
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"I am so into "Wordbirds", that from now on, I am going to use these words when playing Scrabble. If anyone challenges me, I will immediately throw the entire board game in the air. And I will say: 'that's for Liesl Schillinger.'"
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