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“To start with, it’s the right size. It fits in my hand. It’s a thick book, it’s got 1,300 pages, even more. But it’s book-sized—and it’s got every word I’ve looked up. It’s also got etymologies, which I think are important because I like to know where the words that I use have come from. It’s interesting. It’s got everything you need in the way of pronunciation guides. It’s scattered with little jokes too, like this. ‘Éclair: a cake long in shape, but short in duration.’” Read more...
Philip Pullman, Children's Author
