Rod L. Evans
Welcome to the Weird and Wonderful World of Words! ,Tyrannosaurus Lex is your guide to the intriguing world of logologyâ€”the pursuit of word puzzles or puzzling wordsâ€”featuring: ,â€¢A wealth of witty anagrams, palindromes, and puns ,â€¢Clever paraprosdokians: sentences with surprising endings (â€œIâ€™ve had a perfectly wonderful evening, but this wasnâ€™t it.â€â€”Groucho Marx) ,â€¢Fascinating oronyms: a pair of phrases that differ in meaning and spelling, yet share a similar pronunciation (â€œThe stuffy nose can lead to problemsâ€ versus â€œThe stuff he knows can lead to problems.â€) ,â€¢Peculiar oxymora: words or phrases that are self-contradictory (Jumbo shrimp! Guest host! Gold silverware!) ,So sit back and get ready to learn about everything from antigrams and aptanagrams to kangaroo words and phantonyms. Youâ€™ll never look at language the same again!
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Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of Palindromes, Anagrams, and Other Delightful and Outrageous Wordplay