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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries David C Cook Would you like to useWith wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever changing word usage. Filled with fun facts and Stampers own stories from the linguistic front lines, Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.