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date submitted 22.03.2009
date updated 01.06.2009
genres: Non-fiction, Comedy
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The Other Dictionary

Marc Loewenthal

The only other dictionary you'll ever need. Now available as print on demand or as an ebook from my website liondale.com

 

Many English dictionaries have been compiled over the years, each one adding to the vast knowledge of our language and enhancing our understanding of the words which make up our vibrant and ever-changing vocabulary. This dictionary is like no other in the history of the English language. It is the result of painstaking and in-depth research into previously unknown aspects of a body of English vocabulary. This research has uncovered new meanings and interpretations of established words and terms which expand their richness and versatility.

The entries in this dictionary, when properly used, will open up new horizons and possibilities for you to incorporate these meanings into your everyday spoken and written repertoire. Perhaps they will even inspire and encourage you to discover new meanings of already established terms. So, why The Other Dictionary? Simple. Every dictionary is based on the same type of word meaning. You can look at them all and you will find more or less the same analysis. In this dictionary, however, you will encounter a whole new level of meaning, recorded nowhere else. Eventually, it will become just the other dictionary that you consult when you need a new the meaning to an old word.

 
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lizjrnm wrote 787 days ago

Awesome - you are a real wordsmith! It is evident you have spent time and passion in putting this book together! I'd buy this! BACKED 100%

Liz
The Cheech Room

blueboy wrote 819 days ago

interesting, the futility here pales before the reach of the author. i like it

blueboy wrote 819 days ago

i would think you are kidding except that you seem so serious. what is this? is it really a serious dictionary?

setondan wrote 1005 days ago

I agree with Melanie's comments. This is something special! A fantastic exploration and celebration of the English language. Anyone who wants to expand or embellish the repretoire of their expression, and of course writing, can find something in here that would be beneficial to them. I have seen nothing like it either in any bookstore. What makes it especially unique is the way it weaves humor within it in a organized, yet entertaining manner. Congratulation and wihs you look. It will be on my shelf for a while as I can use it to look at, and enhance my own vocabulary.

Cellardoor wrote 1006 days ago

Marc,

This is excellent! There's nothing else like it on authonomy, and I haven't come across something similar in a book shop so I'm assuming you have a very unique and appealing idea here. Fantastic title. Its a hilarious read, clever & witty. Very very enjoyable and memorable. Well organized & formatted - clear and easy to read.

Giving this a spin on my bookshelf, I wish you the best with your rise on authonomy & beyond :)

Melanie ~LORE~

Alecia Stone wrote 1007 days ago

Hi Marc,

This is very clever. Made me laugh. I haven’t read anything like it and I wasn’t sure what to expect, but it’s quite a delightful read. I already struggle to remember the meaning of words, what with my terrible memory, and here you are giving me more work.

Shelved!

Shinzy :)

Elaina wrote 1089 days ago

Put a smile on my face, indeed! BACKED!

PATRICK BARRETT wrote 1148 days ago

You do yourself a real disservice with your pitch. I didn't pick up a hint of the true nature of this book. Give some examples in the pitch or no-one will ever know what they are missing. The worst part is that you have given Jeff Blackmer all that ammunition to use on the threads. (LOL) On my shelf, Patrick Barrett (Shakespeares Cuthbert)

Jeff Blackmer wrote 1149 days ago

Marc,
You clever guy, you. Reminds me a bit of the Devil's Dictionary by Ambrose Bierce. Well, I don't know that a movie deal is in the works for this, but this is the kind of book I pick up at the book store, read a bit and buy.
What a lot of work this must have been, a great chore for the imagination without benefit of plot or character and whimsical humor as its only theme. Well done. Will plop you on my shelf for a bit. Hope this does well for you.
Jeff

Raymond Terry wrote 1156 days ago

After a lengthy copulation with metal visual organs, I have decided that this book could well be a surface. Move over 'Devil's Dictionary'. RT

J. S. Callahan wrote 1157 days ago

I found this endlessly amusing. Thanks for the smile!

Marc wrote 1158 days ago

I feel like this is an inside joke and I'm out of the loop on it.



Hi Shampoooop

It's not an inside joke, just plays on words and expressions that lend themselves to alternative pronunciations, which then suggest the definitions I have written. Play around with saying the words and you'll see what I mean.

Marc

Shampoooop wrote 1158 days ago

I feel like this is an inside joke and I'm out of the loop on it.

Karen Bessey Pease wrote 1159 days ago

Marc,

Delightful! I'm ALWAYS doing this to words! The English language is such a mess that you've simply GOT to have fun with it! And you certainly know how to do that!

Backed, on my shelf, and I hope someday to have a copy here on my desk at home!

Karen

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