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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Proverbs (Oxford Reference S.)

by John Simpson, Jennifer Speake

ISBN 13: 9780192800022

Format: Paperback (330 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 01 Apr 1994
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Unlocking the English Language

by Robert W. Burchfield

ISBN 13: 9780571144167

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 09 Mar 1992
Other Format: Hardcover

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Foreign Words in English (Wordsworth Reference)

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9781853263446

Format: Paperback (325 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: Apr 1995

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The Guinness Book of Curious Phrases

by Leslie Dunkling

ISBN 13: 9780851125930

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Guinness World Records Limited
Published: Apr 1993

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Varieties of Modern English (Learning About Language)

by Dr Diane Davies

ISBN 13: 9780582369962

Format: Paperback (184 pages)
Publisher: Longman
Published: 07 Apr 2005

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Fopdoodle and Salmagundi: Words and Meanings from Dr Samuel Johnson's Dictionary That Time Forgot

by Edward Allhusen,Edward Allhusen

ISBN 13: 9781873590638

Format: Hardcover (208 pages)
Publisher: Old House
Published: 01 Jun 2007

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A Brief Introduction to the Arabic Alphabet: Its Origins and Various Forms

by John Healey,Rex Smith

ISBN 13: 9780863564314

Format: Illustrated (128 pages)
Publisher: Saqi Books
Published: 10 Mar 2009

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Cheers Me Boodies! (Local Dialect)

by John Germon

ISBN 13: 9781846741203

Format: Illustrated (80 pages)
Publisher: Countryside Books
Published: 16 Oct 2008

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Where Words Come from: A Dictionary of Word Origins

by Fred Sedgwick

ISBN 13: 9781847062741

Format: Illustrated (222 pages)
Publisher: Continuum
Published: 21 May 2009

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Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare

by Jeremy Butterfield

ISBN 13: 9780199239061

Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 30 Oct 2008
Other Format: Paperback

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A Dictionary of Rhyming Slang

by Julian Franklyn

ISBN 13: 9780415046022

Format: Paperback (228 pages)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 17 Apr 1975

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Cassell's Dictionary Of Word And Phrase Origins

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780304362257

Format: Paperback (284 pages)
Publisher: Cassell
Published: 14 Mar 2002

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