Anu Garg
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Anu Garg (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community comprising aficionados of the English language from across 170 countries.[1][2] His books explore the joy of words. He has authored several books about language-related issues and written for magazines and newspapers. He was a columnist for MSN Encarta and Kahani magazine.[3]
Life and education
Garg was born and grew up in Uttar Pradesh in India and only began to learn English at age 11. A graduate of Harcourt Butler Technological Institute, he holds a BTech in Computer Science.[2][4]
In 1992, he moved to the U.S. on a scholarship to study at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland and three years later had earned his master's degree in computer science.[5] Garg became a naturalized U.S. citizen in 2008 and he lives in the Seattle area.[6] He is a vegan.[7]
Career
Garg has worked as a computer scientist at AT&T and other corporations. In 1994, while studying at Case Western, he founded Wordsmith.org.[8] He has authored several books as noted below.
Bibliography
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garg, Anu; Garg, Stuti (2002). A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471230328.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garg, Anu (2005). Another Word A Day : An All-new Romp through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English. Wiley. ISBN 978-0471718451.
- Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Garg, Anu (2007). The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words. Plume. ISBN 978-0452288614.
See also
References
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- ^ AWAD landing page
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hafner, Katie (2002-11-28). "A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Kahani". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Anu Garg's Resume". Wordsmith.org. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive". Smithsonian. 2000-12-01. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Sign up to be a poll judge". Seattlepi.com. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Hauser, Susan G. (September 26, 2001). "A Word a Day – Say, 'Gasconade' – Keeps Boredom at Bay". The Wall Street Journal. Archived from the original on January 24, 2002.
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