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Most of the 130-odd sources are, quite naturally, UK in origin and persuasion, with a fair sprinkling of US periodicals; others looked at include Australia, Canada, Malaysia, Turkey, Hong Kong, and France (for The International Herald Tribune ). Ayto writes well, and his Introduction (actually, to get fussy about it, Foreword or Preface) sets forth clearly the aims and purposes of this collection of neologisms.
Ayto's style is lively: in his comment on cathart he offers:
Aside from these comments, which are intended to be helpful, there is a great deal of interest to be found in this book, considerably enhanced by Ayto's comments.
In contrast to these standard works, John Ayto has compiled a very commendable, user-friendly book which is eminently readable (as is all of Ayto's writing).
John Ayto, editor of the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins , reviewed elsewhere in this issue, will not be happy to see his name misspelled “Ayton.”
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