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"Do languages and cultures fascinate you? Do you love words? Welcome to Susanna Janssen's wondrous world of words. Wordstruck! will entertain you with a wealth of humorous and insightful reflections on language and cultures. Dive in anywhere and delve into everything from cockney slang to terms of endearment around the world; from the genius of Shakespeare to foreign translations gone riotously bad; from why we say ""hello"" when answering the phone to why there are several hundred Arabic words in our language. Discover fascinating word origins, fall in love with metaphor and malapropisms, learn how to spot liars through their words, uncover the secrets to building the brain like a muscle, and find out what really goes on behind foreign language classroom doors. Have a love affair with the lexicon--Let Wordstruck! feed your brain, warm your heart, and tickle your funny bone. Wordstruck! is the 2017 winner of three national awards including First place in the Humor category of the Next Generation Indie Book Awards."

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Quirky, Fun--a Great Linguistic Adventure! Susanna Janssen packs this delightful book with insights and anecdotes. The author is clearly an experienced traveler, an adept language professor, and a wry observer of life. Her sense of humor sparkles on every page. If you're the kind of person who encounters a quirky expression or an odd custom and thinks, Hm, I wonder where that comes from? then you will love this book. Each chapter takes you on a fresh linguistic adventure. Even if you're not passionate about words, Janssen may convert you. Be ready to feel curiosity and intrigue at each sitting. --Jody Gehrman Susanna has a real way with words! We're fortunate that she decided to share her whimsical mastery of the English language, among others, with all of us ... A must read for those who enjoy a good bit of word play, clever banter, and just good old fashioned mind candy! --Bob Mandel I was fascinated by this book. It is packed with wit and insight. In it I found realistic advice on how to learn a foreign language; strange word origins; the name and examples of the uh sound in many English words; how to cure earworms ; the influence of Shakespeare on modern English; and dozens of other intriguing topics. --David Sammel If you love words and language, you'll find this book fascinating. Well written and amusing to boot, the book is full of anecdotes and funny bits. I really love this book! --Laura S Not only informative but fun to read with great stories used as examples I finished reading Wordstruck and was very impressed. Not only informative but fun to read with great stories used as examples. The way the author transitioned from chapter to chapter was brilliant. I think the book should be a required read for first year college English classes as well as any foreign language class. Inspiring for those who think they just don't have it. --Amazon Customer

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