Description: Your boss makes a joke about Schrodinger's cat - something you've heard of, but what exactly happened (or didn't happen) with that cat? Or you're reading a New Yorker article that explains that 'Solecism slipped into solipsism into full-blown narcissistic projection.' An excellent point . . . if you know what 'solecism' means . . . or, for that matter, 'solipsism'. Language gurus Ross Petras and Kathryn Petras explain all of the words and phrases smart people should know. Covering the worlds of science, the arts and philosophy, they explore broad topics, like quantum physics and ontology, and more specific ones, like shibboleth and bete noire. From Latin phrases we often hear and read (prima facie, sui generis and the like) to those pesky words that have entered our vocabularies from other languages (bildungsroman, sturm und drang), this book will inform and delight even the most pernickety word nerds.
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EAN: 9781760877996
UPC: 9781760877996
ISBN: 9781760877996
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Recommended Age Range: 12+ years
Brand: Allen & Unwin
Book Title: Pedantic: a Hilarious and Useful Guide to the 100 Terms Smart People Should Know
Item Height: 198mm
Item Width: 128mm
Author: Kathryn Petras, Ross Petras
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
Publication Year: 2020
Item Weight: 174g
Number of Pages: 192 Pages
