Historical, categorical, but never ever semaphorical, Mental Floss's Word Nerd 2027 Day-to-Day Calendar is the fun, quirky, colorful way to inspire, energize, and vivify your vocabulary every day.
Much more than a word per day, Mental Floss's
Word Nerd 2027 Day-to-Day Calendar demonstrates, illuminates, and illustrates how weird, unlikely, and uncanny the history and origins of our language truly are. Whether a reader, writer, teacher, or talker, every word lover will find something new (and old) to say about this.
Features include:
- No single-use plastic
- Page size 4.606 x 4.606
- Recyclable chipboard easel backer for desk or tabletop display
- Printed on FSC(R)-certified paper with soy-based ink
- Full-color tear-off pages
- Back of pages are blank for notes or shopping lists
- Day/Date reference on each page
- Combined weekend pages
- Official major world holidays and observances
- Each page features a new word, phrase origin, or fun and fascinating fact about language, with categories including Definition Detective, Oldies But Goodies, What in the Word?, There's a Word For That, Loan Stars, Creature Features, Color Commentary, Memorable Eponyms, Spectacular Vernacular, Happy Holidays, and more.
