Stuart Berg Flexner

Stuart Berg Flexner

Stuart Berg Flexner (1928–1990) was a lexicographer, editor and author, noted for his books on the origins of American words and expressions, including "I Hear America Talking" and "Listening to America"; as co-editor of the "Dictionary of American Slang"; and as chief editor of the "Random House Dictionary, Second Edition".

His books include:

* "How to Increase Your Word Power" (1971)
* "Family Word Finder: A New Thesaurus of Synonyms and Antonyms in Dictionary Form" (1975)
* "I Hear America Talking: An Illustrated Treasury of American Words and Phrases" (1976)
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* "Listening to America: An Illustrated History of Words and Phrases from our Lively and Splendid Past" (1982)

With others:

* "Dictionary of American Slang", with Harold Wentworth (editions 1960, 1967, 1975)
* "Oxford American Dictionary", with Eugene H. Ehrlich, Gorton Carruth, Joyce M. Hawkins (1980)
* "The Random House Thesaurus", with Jess Stein (1984)
* "The Pessimist's Guide To History : An Irresistible Compendium Of Catastrophes, Barbarities, Massacres And Mayhem From The Big Bang To The New Millennium", with Doris Flexner (1992) 2nd edition (2000)
* "The Random House Dictionary of the English Language, Unabridged, Second Edition", editor (1987)
* "Wise Words and Wives’ Tales: The Origins, Meanings and Time-Honored Wisdom of Proverbs and Folk Sayings Olde and New", (1993)
* "Speaking Freely: A Guided Tour of American English from Plymouth Rock to Silicon Valley", with Anne H. Soukhanov (1997)

External links

* [http://wiredforbooks.org/stuartflexner/ 1987 audio interview with Stuart Flexner at Wired for Books.org] by Don Swaim


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