Rod L. Evans

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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[2]
  • Drug Legalization: For and Against[3]
  • The Right Words[4]
  • The Quotable Conservative[5]
  • The Gilded Tongue[6][7]
  • The Artful Nuance: A Refined Guide to Imperfectly Understood Words in the English Language[8][9]
  • Thingamajigs and Whatchamacallits[10]
  • Tyrannosaurus Lex: The Marvelous Book of...Wordplay[11][12]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b 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.
  2. ISBN 0812690818.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  3. ISBN 0812691830
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  4. ISBN 0446363588
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  5. ISBN 1580620566.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link
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  6. ^ Busch, Jim (November 26, 2006). "'Gilded Tongue' will have you speaking archaically", Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, p. n/a.
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  8. ^ Ruehlmann, Bill (May 3, 2009). "A funny (or is that witty?) take on English", The Virginian-Pilot, p. E7.
  9. ISBN 978-0399534829
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  10. ISBN 978-0399536724
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  11. ISBN 978-0399537493
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  12. ^ Watson, Denise (11 June 2012). "ODU professor writes 'Lady Gaga' of word books". Virginian-Pilot. Retrieved 22 June 2017.
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