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'''Anu Garg''' (born April 5, 1967) is an American author and speaker. He is also the founder of | '''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.<ref | ||
name="nytimes">{{cite news |url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=technology&res=9F01E3DF1538F93BA15752C1A9649C8B63 |title = A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay |accessdate = 2007-07-01 |date = 2002-11-28 |work = [[The New York Times]] | first=Katie | last=Hafner}}</ref> 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.<ref name="kahani">{{cite web | url=http://kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W | title=Kahani | accessdate=2008-07-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608025517/http://www.kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W | archive-date=2008-06-08 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | name="nytimes">{{cite news |url =https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=technology&res=9F01E3DF1538F93BA15752C1A9649C8B63 |title = A Word of the Day Keeps Banality at Bay |accessdate = 2007-07-01 |date = 2002-11-28 |work = [[The New York Times]] | first=Katie | last=Hafner}}</ref> 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.<ref name="kahani">{{cite web | url=http://kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W | title=Kahani | accessdate=2008-07-30 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080608025517/http://www.kahani.com/each_contributors.php?id=7&contrib_type=W | archive-date=2008-06-08 | url-status=dead }}</ref> | ||
== | ==Life and education== | ||
In 1988 Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from [[Harcourt Butler Technological Institute]].<ref name="wordsmith">{{cite web|url=https://wordsmith.org/anu/resume.html|title= Anu Garg's Resume|publisher=Wordsmith.org|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> | In 1988, Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from [[Harcourt Butler Technological Institute]].<ref name="wordsmith">{{cite web|url=https://wordsmith.org/anu/resume.html|title= Anu Garg's Resume|publisher=Wordsmith.org|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> | ||
He lives in the [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] area. Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.<ref name="seat">{{cite web|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Sign-up-to-be-a-poll-judge-1290225.php | He lives in the [[Seattle, Washington|Seattle]] area. In 1995, Garg received a Master's degree in [[Computer Science]] from [[Case Western Reserve University]], where he studied on a scholarship.<ref name="smith">{{cite news|date=2000-12-01|title=Log-o-phil-ia Is Addictive|work=[[Smithsonian (magazine)|Smithsonian]]|url=http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/log-o-phil-ia-is-addictive-69955129|accessdate=2016-09-11}}</ref> Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.<ref name="seat">{{cite web|date=2008-11-02|title=Sign up to be a poll judge|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/default/article/Sign-up-to-be-a-poll-judge-1290225.php|publisher=Seattlepi.com|accessdate=2013-02-02}}</ref> He is a [[vegan]].<ref name="seattlepi">{{cite web|title=On Food: Wordsmith delves into the origins of food-related terms|date=23 January 2008|url=http://www.seattlepi.com/food/348319_foodwords23.html|publisher=[[Seattle Post-Intelligencer]]|accessdate=2008-03-19}}</ref> | ||
==Career== | ==Career== | ||
He has worked as a [[computer scientist]] at [[AT&T Corporation|AT&T]] and other corporations. In 1994, during his studies at Case Western Reserve University, he founded Wordsmith.org.<ref>{{cite news |last=Hauser|first=Susan G.|url =https://www.wsj.com/articles/SB1001466663243057240 |title = A Word a Day – Say, 'Gasconade' – Keeps Boredom at Bay |date = September 26, 2001 |work = [[The Wall Street Journal]]|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20020124074100/http://interactive.wsj.com/fr/emailthis/retrieve.cgi?id=SB1001466663243057240.djm|archivedate=January 24, 2002}}</ref> In 2010, the number of subscribers to Wordsmith.org's "A Word A Day" email list reached one million. | |||
==Bibliography== | ==Bibliography== | ||
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| Born | Anurag Garg April 5, 1967 Meerut, India |
| Occupation | Writer, speaker, columnist, software engineer |
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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.[1] 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.[2]
Life and education[edit | edit source]
In 1988, Garg received a B.Tech. in Computer Science from Harcourt Butler Technological Institute.[3] He lives in the Seattle area. In 1995, Garg received a Master's degree in Computer Science from Case Western Reserve University, where he studied on a scholarship.[4] Garg became a naturalized US citizen in 2008.[5] He is a vegan.[6]
Career[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 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.