And Dr. Seuss is credited with inventing the word "nerd." In this week's video from our sister site, Mental Floss , author John Green explains the literary origins of 43 words.

In the world of Dr. Seuss’s The Lorax, to hear the tale of the Lorax, you have pay the “Once-ler,” after which, whispering to you through a “snergelly” hose, he will paint you a word ...

In the book, Seuss uses simple words to build the main character’s name, Sam-I-Am. Wordplay, too, helps children understand the rules of syntax, Goodwin said. Nonsensical words can shed light on ...

Milton gave us earthshaking and Dr Seuss invented nerd. Published: 17:00 EDT, 19 July 2014 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 19 July 2014 . 1. ... Of course, most words invented by authors fail to catch on.

Dr. Seuss is down for the count — Dr. Seuss Enterprises is now in command. After a long, if relatively low-key, jihad against the children’s author by left-wing academics and activists, Dr ...

In 1943 he created the cartoon character Private SNAFU, ... printed usage of the word "nerd" was in Dr. Seuss' 1950 book "If I Ran the Zoo" — which Dr. Seuss Enterprises is no longer publishing.

You can purchase Scrabble: Dr. Seuss for $35 from The Op’s website. If you’re looking to level up your performance before your next game night, check out these 11 words that will win you any ...