Rod L. Evans
Rod L. Evans is an American philosopher, author, and lecturer who writes and speaks on ethics, religion, political philosophy, and English usage.
Evans graduated from Old Dominion University and received a Ph.D. in philosophy from the University of Virginia. He is currently Lecturer of Philosophy at Old Dominion University.[1]
He has published seventeen books,[1] including books about political philosophy, religion, lexicography, English usage, and recreational linguistics.
Publications
- Alcohol and Drugs
- Fundamentalism: Hazards and Heartbreaks
- Drug Legalization: For and Against
- The Right Words
- The Quotable Conservative
- The Gilded Tongue[2]
- The Artful Nuance: A Refined Guide to Imperfectly Understood Words in the English Language[3]
- Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits: Unfamiliar Terms for Familiar Things. New York: Perigee, an imprint of the Penguin Group. 2011. ISBN 978-0-399-53672-4.
- Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of...Wordplay
See also
References
- 1 2 Stevens, Heidi (June 25, 2011). "Had any trouble with your meat hand lately?: Author shares the skinny on 'satyriasis,' 'hypergamy' and other puzzling terms", Chicago Tribune, p. 16.
- ↑ Busch, Jim (November 26, 2006). "'Gilded Tongue' will have you speaking archaically", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, p. n/a.
- ↑ Ruehlmann, Bill (May 3, 2009). "A funny (or is that witty?) take on English", The Virginian-Pilot, p. E7.
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