Zounds!: A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312330804)

From Geronimo! to gesundheit to haminahamina to holy mackerel, and from abracadabra to zoinks, Mark Dunn and Sergio Aragon駸 show you interjections like you've never seen them before.

Often thought of as unnecessary verbal fringe or simply linguistic decoration, interjections (ahem, howdy, mamma mia, pshaw, tally-ho, whoop-de-do) may well be the most overlooked part of speech in the English language. ZOUNDS! A Browser's Dictionary of Interjections focuses the spotlight on this most deserving (and sometimes most demented) grammatical group. A light-hearted look at more than 500 interjections, ZOUNDS! explores the origins of these essential words and highlights the contributions of these previously unheralded parts of speech.

Perfect for both word lovers and the casual reader, ZOUNDS! brings together the linguistic talents of Mark Dunn, author of the award-winning novel Ella Minnow Pea, and the graphic hilarity of Sergio Aragon駸, the legendary cartoonist and contributor to Mad Magazine, for a delightful romp through grammar, culture, and the English language.

Famous interjections include:

Eureka!
-Archimedes

Badabing-badaboom
-Tony Soprano

Stuff and nonsense!
-Alice, Alice in Wonderland

Bah! Humbug!
-Scrooge

Fiddle-dee-dee !
-Scarlett O'Hara

Leapin' lizards!
-Little Orphan Annie

Nanoo, nanoo
-Mork, from Mork & Mindy

Dyn-O-Mite!
-Jimmie Walker, Good Times

Bully!
-President Theodore Roosevelt

Author: Mark Dunn, Sergio Aragones
ISBN-10: 0312330804
ISBN-13: 9780312330804
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 03/01/2005
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.70lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.70d