Words Fail Me

By Teresa Monachino

In this quirky new title designer and typographer Teresa Monachino rounds up and breaks down a variety of unruly words: words lacking in integrity, misleading words that do not mean what they say, words that mean more than they say, words with inconsistent pronunciation or spellings that are just plain cruel! Using striking and witty graphic design the author demands answers to such troublesome questions as, why is abbreviation such a long word, does monosyllabic really need five syllables and why is lisp so hard to say if you have one?

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 071484635X
• ISBN13: 9780714846354
• Release Date: July 2006
• Publisher: Phaidon Press
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 4.6" x 7.6"
• Age Range: 13 years and up
• Grade Range: Grade 8 to Postsecondary

Customer Reviews

Intelligent !!!

This book will make you smile from beginning to end. The wit throughout the pages is fabulous. As a designer, the simplicity and beauty leaves me astounded, and as a reader, I wish it would go on and on and on...

lovely little book

as a designer and typophile, i love this book. this book is perfect for young (or old) designers that love typography!

Enjoyable and Fun

I enjoyed this short book. I was given it as a gift by a friend of mine because I am an English major. I enjoyed the book. It is meant as something to be interesting, make you think. Just because it is plain does not make the pages any less interesting or funny. I thoroughly enjoy this rather plain but fun book. It's a conversation starter if nothing else. Yes, it is a simple book and it may even be considered to be too plain, but I liked it. If you are a fan of the construction of the English language, you might get a kick out of this book.