Anu Garg
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| Born | Anurag Garg April 5, 1967 Meerut, India |
| Occupation | Writer, speaker, columnist, software engineer |
| Genre | Non-fiction |
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Anu Garg (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of Wordsmith.org, an online community comprising word lovers from an estimated 195 countries.MSN Encarta and Kahani magazine.[2]
Life and education
In 1988, Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from
Harcourt Butler Technological Institute.[3]
He lives in the vegan.[6]
Career
He has worked as a computer scientist at AT&T and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org.[7] In 2010, the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org's "A Word A Day" email list reached one million.
Bibliography
- 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.
- 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.
- 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
- ^ Hafner, Katie (2002-11-28). "A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay". The New York Times. Retrieved 2007-07-01.
- ^ "Kahani". Archived from the original on 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-07-30.
- ^ "Anu Garg's Resume". Wordsmith.org. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ "Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive". Smithsonian. 2000-12-01. Retrieved 2016-09-11.
- ^ "Sign up to be a poll judge". Seattlepi.com. 2008-11-02. Retrieved 2013-02-02.
- ^ "On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms". Seattle Post-Intelligencer. 23 January 2008. Retrieved 2008-03-19.
- ^ 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.
External links
- Official website
Quotations related to Anu Garg at Wikiquote
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