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The Life and Times of the English Language: The History of Our Marvellous Native Tongue

by Robert Claiborne

ISBN 13: 9780747509882

Format: Hardcover (344 pages)
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Published: 30 Sep 1991
Other Format: Hardcover

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of the Underworld (Wordsworth Reference)

by Eric Partridge

ISBN 13: 9781853263613

Format: Paperback (624 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: Dec 1995
Other Format: Hardcover

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Wicked Scouse English

by Diana Briscoe

ISBN 13: 9781843170068

Format: Paperback (128 pages)
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Published: 27 Mar 2003

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A Dictionary of Eponyms (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Cyril Leslie Beeching

ISBN 13: 9780192827777

Format: Paperback (229 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: Sep 1990
Other Format: Paperback

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Famous Last Words

by Jonathon Green

ISBN 13: 9781856055772

Format: Paperback (160 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 31 Dec 2000

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The Penguin Book of Australian Slang: A Dinkum Guide to Oz English

by Lenie Johansen

ISBN 13: 9780140255737

Format: Paperback (572 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 31 Jan 1996

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The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart

by Barbara Aria, Russell Gon Eng

ISBN 13: 9780811801423

Format: Hardcover (96 pages)
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 24 Sep 1992
Other Format: Hardcover

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DICTIONARY OF RAF SLANG

by Eric Partridge

ISBN 13: 9781851455263

Format: Hardcover (88 pages)
Publisher: Pavilion Books
Published: 06 Jun 1990

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An Introduction to Old English (Edinburgh Textbooks on the English Language)

by Richard Hogg

ISBN 13: 9780748613281

Format: Paperback (176 pages)
Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
Published: 02 Dec 2002
Other Format: Paperback

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The Patter: Another Blast

by Michael Munro,David Neilson

ISBN 13: 9780862412067

Format: Illustrated (128 pages)
Publisher: Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 13 Oct 1988

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Concise Dictionary of English Slang (Teach Yourself)

by B.A. Phythian

ISBN 13: 9780340587430

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Teach Yourself
Published: 07 Jan 1993
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Word Origins: The Hidden Histories of English Words from A to Z

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9780713674989

Format: Paperback (576 pages)
Publisher: A & C Black Publishers Ltd
Published: 04 Oct 2005

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