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about 1 year ago reesetee said:

Excellent! Thanks, trivet!

about 1 year ago slumry said:

Oh yes, I loved that book too and have been meaning to get my hands on a copy. Perhaps the time has come.

about 1 year ago sionnach said:

I knew this list looked familiar. I am a great fan of "Ex Libris", and have given away countless copies. I think my favorite essay was the one about spotting typos.

about 1 year ago trivet said: Source?

The Joy of Sesquipedalians, by Anne Fadiman. From Ex Libris: confessions of a common reader, 1998.

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