 CHARLIE'S LATEST: What in the Word? Wordplay, Word Lore, and Answers to Your Peskiest Questions About Language. "The Wordbook of the Year!" — Sol Steinmetz  Test of Time: A Novel Approach to the SAT and ACT. The new companion to the bestselling Tooth and Nail.  Tooth and Nail: A Novel Approach to the SAT. More than 250,000 copies sold!  America's # 1 vocabulary-building program.  "The most readable, sensible and prescriptive guide to the words that trip us up." — William Safire  A lighthearted guide to some of the English language's most unusual (and unusually useful) words. |
Upcoming EventsIf you'd like to invite me to an event, you can contact me by clicking on WRITE TO CHARLIE under "Quick Links" in the sidebar below. Radio Interviews KOA Denver, the Mike Rosen show, Wednesday, June 25, for an hour beginning at 10:00 a.m. Mountain, 9:00 a.m. Pacific, and noon Eastern time. You can hear the show streaming live, and you can also listen to a podcast later at http:/ WOSU Columbus, Ohio, "Open Line" with Fred Andrle. Next appearance TBA. Book Signings & Speaking EventsKensington-Normal Heights Library, Saturday, February 2, 2008, at 3:00 p.m. "Can You Trust Your Dictionary?" Charlie will present a brief history of lexicography (dictionary-making), explore the ongoing debate between prescriptivists and descriptivists, and discuss the pros and cons of various current dictionaries. The library is located in the park on Adams Avenue between Kensington Drive and Marlborough Drive in San Diego. 619-533-3974 |
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