A couple of months ago, Adam Jacot de Boinod left a comment on our blog, inviting us to visit his site about two interesting books he has written. After visiting his blogs and reading his books, I can say that they are really original and interesting. One of his books, The Wonder of Whiffling, talks about unusual and interesting English words, you can read more about it in his blog www.thewonderofwhiffling.com and on his other book, The Meaning of Tingo, he describes how several cultures and languages have specific words for certain situations you couldn’t imagine they exited. You can read more about it on www.themeaningoftingo.com.

The author describes the book Wonder of Whiffling as “a tour of English around the globe … where you will discover a great variety of “words you’ve always wished existed but never knew, such as fornale, to spend one’s money before it has been earned; cagg, a solemn vow or resolution not to get drunk for a certain time; and petrichor, the pleasant smell that accompanies the first rain after a dry spell”.

Below I have posted a picture of his books:

If you have the opportunity of reading them, don’t miss it.

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