{"product_id":"a-word-a-day-365-words-to-enhance-your-vocabulary-9781789291636","title":"A Word a Day: 365 Words to Enhance Your Vocabulary","description":"\u003cp\u003eA Word a Day contains 365 carefully selected words that will enhance and expand your vocabulary  along with their meanings  origins and sample usage and fascinating word-related facts and trivia.  It is estimated that on average an English-speaking adult has acquired a functioning vocabulary of 25 000 words by the time they reach middle age. That sounds like a lot and more than enough for the daily purposes of communicating with each other in speech and writing. However  it is hard to feel quite so sanguine about our word power when considering those 25 000 words account for less than fifteen per cent of the total words in current usage in the English language. Furthermore  new words are created all the time and  as the word pool flourishes  can we afford to allow our vocabulary to stagnate?  Logophile Joseph Piercy has the answer: a simple challenge to learn A Word a Day from this user-friendly onomasticon (thats a word list designed for a specific purposein case you were wondering ). Each of the 365 words have been carefully selected for their elegance and pertinence in everyday situations and every entry contains a clear and concise outline of meaning  origin and sample usage in context  alongside fascinating word related facts and trivia.  A Word a Day is a treasure trove of fascination and fun for all language loversdelve in and enhance your vocabulary.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45650500223029,"sku":"ByrdShop_1789291631","price":99.19,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781789291636.jpg?v=1781797900","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/a-word-a-day-365-words-to-enhance-your-vocabulary-9781789291636","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}