_________The word abecedarian has appeared in four articles on NYTimes.com in the past two years, including on Dec. 1, 2017 in the book review “In ‘It’s All Relative,’ A.J. Jacobs writes stunt books. Or quest-stunt books, is more like it. Or humorous quest-stunt books is most like it. In “The Know-It-All,” Jacobs told of his 18-month effort to read the entire “Encyclopaedia Britannica,” using its abecedarian entries as prompts for reflection and anecdotes.

Source: New York Times March 11, 2019 06:00 UTC