Based on the popular column in Atlantic Monthly, a humorous celebration of the English language looks at a series of recreational word coinages-none of which have been officially accepted into the language-ranging from "swervousness," the fear of running over squirrels, to "skivvy-dipping," going through the dirty clothes hamper to find something clean. 30,000 first printing. Additional Details \" the fear of running over squirrels" BOOK TYPE : NF BRAND : Wallraff, Barbara LANGUAGE : ENGLISH NUMBER OF PAGES : 192 PUBLISH DATE : 2006/03/01 PUBLISHER IMPRINT CODE : HARPE PUBLISHER NAME : HARPERCOLLINS RETURNS ACCEPTED? : YES
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