Have A Word On Me (A Celebration Of Language) by Willard R Espy

by Willard R. Espy

1981, hardcover edition, Simon & Schuster, NY. 256 pages. Superior b&w illustrations by Charles C. Hefling, Jr. The author has produced many books on words, games, and almanacs. "Have a Word on Me is a joyous demonstration that the English language is not merely surviving, but doing well indeed, thank you." Here are chapters on riddles and rhymes, obsolete words, where words came from, tongue-twisters, light verse, why God invented jargon, and much more.

Genres: Nonfiction

Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Willard Richardson Espy was a U.S. editor, philologist, writer, and poet.