Word Nerd: More than 17,000 Fascinating Facts about Words

Are You a Word Nerd?<br><br>Did you know...<br>--Only a human (not an animal or thing) is &quot;able&quot; to do something <br>--The five on dice is called cinque<br>--&quot;K&quot; for strike-out in baseball comes from the last letter of &quot;struck&quot;<br>--To skice is to frisk about like squirrels in spring<br><br>For word lovers everywhere, Word Nerd is a rich-and fun-compendium of more than 17,000 fascinating facts about words. Bestselling author Barbara Anne Kipfer has spent years compiling little known tidbits about common-and not so common-words in the English language.<br><br>Filled with interesting information about words, sure to amaze and spark conversation, this incredible collection is perfect for the word nerd in each of us.