HELP SUPPORT WORLD WIDE WORDS

Running this Web site and its related activities costs me a substantial sum each year, which I don’t begrudge in the slightest. But it would be good to get some income to help defray costs, especially as they are going up as the site becomes steadily more popular. I don’t propose ever to charge to visit the site, nor shall I ever put advertising on it, nor do I intend ever to charge for the newsletter. However, there are three ways you can contribute, if you would like to.

Make a donation

Electronic transfers are always especially welcome (they’re free of charges for subscribers who have a bank account in the EU). Please quote BIC: NWBKGB2L and IBAN: GB87NWBK55613803263339. If you need more information, please contact me.

You can also make a donation to World Wide Words by credit card through the PayPal system. If you do not already have a PayPal account, you will be asked to give details (over a secure connection) so your payment can be debited. Click the logo below to make a donation. PayPal accepts Visa, MasterCard, Discover, and personal American Express cards.

As a further possibility, you may under certain circumstances be able to contribute by sending a cheque or cash through the post. Again, contact me for further information.

Many thanks to all those who have already supported World Wide Words by donating sums.

Buy books online

Another way you can help is to buy items from online bookshops. If you use one of the links below, World Wide Words gets a small commission on each item you buy, at no extra cost to you.


In the UK: Buy from Amazon in the UK
In the USA: Buy from Amazon in the USA
In Canada: Buy from Amazon in Canada
In Germany: Buy from Amazon Germany

Buy my books

My most recent book, Gallimaufry, is about words that are vanishing from the language. An earlier one debunking the legends told and retold about the origins of certain puzzling words and phrases has been in the UK bestseller charts and continues to sell well. In the USA it has the title Ballyhoo, Buckaroo, and Spuds and is known everywhere else as Port Out, Starboard Home. An earlier book, Ologies and Isms, an authoritative dictionary of word beginnings and endings, is also still available worldwide.

World Wide Words is copyright © Michael Quinion, 1996–2008. All rights reserved. Your comments and corrections are welcome. Page last updated 18 December 2006.