Do you know there are uncommon English words books, and other related publications which you might have never heard of them before?
When you encounter these most unused words in English language, or weird long English words, you would definitely lost for words!
All these strange very uncommon English words and even phrases definitely sound Greek to you.
The other day I came upon the book “The Cabinet Of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook Of Forgotten Words” by Paul Anthony Jones.
As I flipped through the pages, I flipped out.
Curgloft, confounded and bumbaz’d, with each page I turned.
NOTE: The above sentence is adapted from a line from a poem titled “Mother’s Grim’s Tales” by William Menton. source
I was flabbergasted, stupefied or shengulate.
In other words, I was greatly shocked to my very core.
It looks like an old book, tucked away forgotten at the back of a curio shop, musty second-hand bookshop, or a dusty attic.
Between the pages, is a treasure trove of whole year’s worth of linguistic curiosities, waiting to be unearthed and explored.
This is not your usual learn-a-word-day book.
It is also not a book about sesquipedalian (long words having many syllables).
For instance uncommon English words like:
Hippopotomonstrosesquipedaliophobic: someone with a fear of long words
Floccinaucinihilipilification: the act of deciding that something is worthless
Supercalifragilisticexpialidocious: something to say when you have nothing to say.
This compendium “The Cabinet Of Linguistic Curiosities” is filled with very uncommon English words; strange and forgotten English words and phrases.
Paul Anthony Jones dedicated each day a word/phrase together with an interesting or remarkable event, often corresponding to the date of the entry.
For instance:
1 January: The word is quaaltagh. It means the first person you meet on New Year’s Day.
On January 7: The word is sheep’s eye. It means to look amorously at someone.
14 February: The word is limerence. It means the state of being romantically infatuated or obsessed with another person, typically experienced involuntarily and characterized by a strong desire for reciprocation of one’s feelings.
1 April: The word is dorbellist. It means a fool, a dull-witted dolt.
25 September: The word is theic. It mean an excessive drinker of tea.
Uncommon English Words Books
If you are fascinated and intrigued with odd English words and phrases, get this cabinet of etymology and historical miscellany.
You can find the whole year’s worth of linguistic curiosities hidden in this 384-page book.
Don’t worry, the book that makes me feel stupid aka “The Cabinet Of Linguistic Curiosities” is not a *curfuggle of words. (*a confused mess; disorder, disarray)
You can read it page by page, or you can even find out the meaning and story of each word via its Wordfinder.
Anyone and even for those who are ambivaleous (equally clumsy in both hands), should get your hands on this free book online now.
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The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words By Paul Anthony Jones
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Before I share with you with more similar books of very uncommon English words, find out the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on its strange and wonderful grammar by American linguist John McWhorter.
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History Of English By John McWhorter
To read this book for free, type: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue pdf in Google search.
For word mavens, you might want to dig into this book filled with informative and entertaining account of the key figures and events behind the lexicographic tools of the English language – dictionaries, thesauruses and grammars.
The Lexicographer’s Dilemma: The Evolution of ’Proper’ English, from Shakespeare to South Park By Jack Lynch
To find this book online, go to: Z-Library.
Before you check out the big list of books unusual English words, here is one entertaining book about differences between British English and American English.
Learn about the hilarious differences between the two dialects, and what they say about their cultures from Erin Moore.
That’s Not English: Britishisms, Americanisms And What Our English Says About Us By Erin Moore
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Free Fun Books About English Words And Language
Below here I have curated a collection of books about obscure, weird-sounding and difficult English words and eloquent phrases and linguistic oddities.
If you who have a fascination for uncommon English words books, then this is another one by Paul Anthony Jones.
This compendium of 1,000 facts about words, language and etymology also by Paul Anthony Jones.
I assure you would stumble upon a most unused words in English or weirdly spelled English words, and also learn the umpteen bizarre etymological quirks or tall tales.
Word Drops: A Sprinkling Of Linguistic Curiosities By Paul Anthony Jones
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Look out for obscure forgotten uncommon English words and funny English words hidden in some remote corner of the English language in this Mark Forysth’s book.
For instance this old English word “uhtceare” means lying awake before dawn and worrying, or “snollygoster” which is a a shrewd, unprincipled person, especially a politician.
There are many more rare English words in there.
This witty and delightfully eccentric book introduces each word to an hour of the day and things associated with that hour.
If etymologicon is your cup of tea, you would lap this book up and savor it to the last very uncommon English words.
The Horologicon: A Day’s Jaunt through The Lost Words Of The English Language By Mark Forsyth
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This is another amusing work of Mark Forsyth you should check it out.
If you love to come up with a beautifully-crafted phrases, read up this idiosyncratic, erudite and brilliantly funny work of Mark Forsyth.
You get to learn the eloquence secrets from the classic poetry to pop lyrics, from Charles Dickens to Dolly Parton, Jesus to James Bond, and William Shakespeare.
The Elements Of Eloquence: Secrets Of The Perfect Turn Of Phrase By Mark Forsyth
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If you want to know why a mortgage is literally a death pledge, why guns have girls’ names or why salt is related to soldier, then read this fascinating and funny book.
It is an interesting collection of facts about words, their origins and how they link to other words.
And not forgetting the historical facts about how words were originally used and then how they have changed to be used as we do today.
Take your time to digest this free chockful information from one of the links below.
The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through The Hidden Connections Of The English Language By Mark Forsyth
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Do you want to spice up your vocabulary to add a touch of eloquence to make you sound sophiscated or smart?
Copywriter Robert Bly has elucubrated a collection of “fancy” words which include: autodidactic, syzygy, aegis, afflatus, palimpsest, and more.
As stated at the back blurb of the book:
So you want to debate philosophical precepts with the intelligentsia? Wax poetic with the literati? Lock academic horns with the clerisy?
You can do all that – and be the life of the every highbrow cocktail party – with this most compendious of voluminous volumes. Master this discerning list of 1,200 deliciously obscure terms and you’ll be tossing around bon mots with the best of the portentous artistes and aesthetes – not to mention impressing the perfervid hoi polloi – in no time!
This book receives quite a handful of bad reviews.
After all this book is available free online, check it out for yourself.
The Words You Should Know To Sound Smart: 1200 Essential Words Every Sophisticated Person Should Be Able To Use By Robert W. Bly
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Remember this is a big book of words, and not really a book of big words.
Don’t be misled by the design of the book cover, where it enlarged and emboldened the words “BIG” and “WORDS“.
You can find practical, functional words you can use in day-to-day conversation or writing.
As I have mentioned, it is not littered with those so-called big words; those obscure and even obsolete words as you can find in “The Cabinet Of Linguistic Curiosities“.
This book is divided into seven parts:
PART I: Words You Absolutely Should Know
PART II: Words Most People Don’t Know
PART III: Words You Should Know but Probably Don’t
PART IV: Foreign Idioms You Should Know
PART V: People and Place Words You Should Know
PART VI: Words You Should Know to Sound Overeducated
PART VII: Words You Probably Shouldn’t Know
It is just like the above book by Robert W. Bly, the list of words are arranged in alphabetically order.
If you have an average command of English vocabulary, I am sure you should know quite a handful of them even from PART II: Words Most People Don’t Know.
Anyway, if you a word monger, click on any of the links below and check them out.
The Big Book Of Words You Should Know: Over 3,000 Words. Every Person Should Be Able To Use (And A Few That You Probably Shouldn’t) By David Olsen, Michelle Bevilacqua, Justin Cord Hayes
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If you are overwhelmed with building up your English vocabulary, then probably you may want to look this book by Murray Bromberg and Melvin Gordon.
All you need to do is to learn up five new words each day. By the end of the 4th day you will have covered 20 new words and have a nice comprehensive review following each 4 day week.
1100 Words You Need To Know By Murray Bromberg, Melvin Gordon
To download this book online, type: 1100 Words You Need To Know pdf in Google search. It is also found in: Z-Library.
This is another illuminating book by Paul Anthony Jones.
The writing is easy to understand, it reveals the histories, humor, geography, tales and adventures that spread within the pages of our dictionaries.
Not forgetting the fascinating facts and insights into the origins of words and concepts.
Around The World In 80 Words: A Journey Through The English Language By Paul Anthony Jones
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Haggard Hawks And Paltry Poltroons: The Origins Of English In Ten Words By Paul Anthony Jones
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The Big Book Of Words You Should Know To Sound Smart: A Guide for Aspiring Intellectuals By Robert W. Bly
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They Have A Word For It: A Lighthearted Lexicon Of Untranslatable Words And Phrases By Howard Rheingold
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A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some Of The Most Unusual And Intriguing Words In English By Anu Garg With Stuti Garg
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Another Word A Day: An All-New Romp Through Some Of The Most Unusual And Intriguing Words In English By Anu Garg
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Hutchinson Dictionary Of Difficult Words By John Ayto
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The Oxford Dictionary Of Difficult Words By Archie Hobson
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500 Foreign Words And Phrases You Should Know To Sound Smart. Terms To Demonstrate Your Savoir Faire, Chutzpah, And Bravado By Peter Archer And Linda Archer
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Forgotten English By Jeffrey Kacirk
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The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Ever Forgotten By Jeffrey Kacirk
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Altered English: Surprising Meanings Of Familiar Words By Jeffrey Kacirk
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2000 Most Challenging And Obscure Words By Norman W. Schur
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A Dictionary Of Challenging Words By Norman W. Schur
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Altered English: Surprising Meanings of Familiar Words Better Than Great: A Plenitudinous Compendium of Wallopingly Fresh Superlatives By Arthur Plotnik
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The Completely Superior Person’s Book Of Words By Peter Bowler
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500 Words You Should Know By Caroline Taggart
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The Endangered English Dictionary: Bodacious Words Your Dictionary Forgot By David Grambs
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Get Thee To A Punnery: Whet Your Wit And Ready Your Riposte With This Outrageous Punster’s Bible By Richard Lederer
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The illustrated Dictionary Of Unfamiliar Words By Diagram Group
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The Little Book Of Lost Words: Collywobbles, Snollygosters, And 86 Other Surprisingly Useful Terms Worth Resurrecting By Joe Gillard
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Word lovers should check out this reference book filled with unfamiliar English words and phrases.
It is appropriate for the average person who often encounters these stumbling words or phrases.
Words like, batten, kiosk, proctor, coup de grace, alliteration, parsec, corona, renal, joystick, decant, or citadel.
This dictionary of unfamiliar words is divided into over fifty categories; from art, history, and sports to text messaging and even hip hop slang.
The Dictionary Of Unfamiliar Words: Over 10,000 Common And Confusing Words Explained
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The Wordsworth Book Of Intriguing Words: The Insomniac’s Dictionary Of The Outrageous, Odd And Unusual By Paul Hellwag
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Weird And Wonderful Words: The Bedside Companion For Insomniacs By Paul Hellweg
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In Other Words: An Illustrated Miscellany Of The World’s Most Intriguing Words And Phrases By Christopher J. Moore
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Free Books For Word-Grubbers
All these free books are for those word-grubbers who want to ameliorate your atavistic lexicon, so they can engage in a little intellectual badinage.
If you think you are a mamamouchi (a term for people who consider themselves more important than they truly are), then all these free books should be your cup of tea.
You would definitely be inebriated with all this strange concoction of English words.
Well, if you are word-conjurer, let me welcome you to the mysterious world of forgotten and rare English words and phrases.
RELATED: Websites to look for arcane English words, new words, slang, and colloquialisms
Check out this valuable website called The Phrontistery.
This site you can also find that half-remembered rare or obscure word you’ve been looking for, or to read and explore essays on language, linguistics, and culture.
Word Spy
A website guide for new English words.
Dictionary Of Slang
An online dictionary of English slang and colloquialisms
Lexico
Weird and wonderful words with definitions.
There you are uncommon English words books abound with linguistic oddities.
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