Brontë References

Brontë references in recently published books:

1.What in the Word? : Wordplay, Word Lore, and Answers to Your Peskiest Questions about Language
Charles Harrington Elster
Harvest Books

Are you so sure about "assure," "ensure," and "insure" ? Can you determine whether a knob of butter is equivalent to a lump or a pat or a scosh? Can you say which word in the English language has the most definitions, or who put the H in Jesus H. Christ? If you can't, be assured that Charles Harrington Elster, author of several well-loved works on language, can-and does in his latest book, a delightfully designed compendium of the most common, interesting, and entertaining conundrums in our language. Drawing upon esoteric sources and his own inimitable expertise, Elster uses a lively question-and-answer format to cover a variety of topics-word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation. Every chapter features original brainteasers, challenging puzzles, and a trove of literary trivia.

Brontë references:
(pag. 162) Fascinating Facts: Who were Acton Bell, Currer Bell and Ellis Bell? The pseudonyms respectively of Anne, Charlotte and Emily Brontë.
Chapter: A Civil Tongue (pag.175)
Brontë (sisters Charlotte, Emily, and Anne): BRAHN-tee (rhymes with Monty). The surname of these talented sisters is commonly mispro- nounced BRAHN-tay (-tay rhyming with with day), and some- times brahn-TAY, as if it were French. But their father, Patrick Brontë, was Irish, and he and he placed the dots over the e to show that the letter is pronounced as a separate syllable, for for many e's at the ends of English names are silent: e.g., Browne, Wilde, Crabbe, Trollope.

2- And we have finally a Pilot occurrence :P
Planet Dog. A Doglopedia
Sandra Choron & Harry Choron
Houghton Mifflin

Planet Dog is a jam-packed book of more than three-hundred lists about raising, loving, and living in the world with man’s best friend. Combining the practical, the informative, and the entertaining, this unique encyclopedic treatment addresses not only the care of dogs but also their culture, their competitions, their breeding and behavioral characteristics—even dog people themselves—all in a feisty and easily accessible guide

Section: More literary dogs (pag 73)
Pilot Jane Eyre Charlotte Brontë Rochester's dog

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