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French Letters and the English Canon

by Mark Daniel

ISBN 13: 9781857252071

Format: Hardcover (304 pages)
Publisher: Timewell Press
Published: 13 Sep 2007

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Much Ado About English: Up and Down the Bizarre Byways of a Fascinating Language

by Richard Watson Todd

ISBN 13: 9781857883725

Format: Hardcover (160 pages)
Publisher: Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Published: 12 Oct 2006

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Why Do We Say That?

by Anonymous

ISBN 13: 9780572016548

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: W Foulsham & Co Ltd
Published: 19 Jun 1991

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Unspeak

by Steven Poole

ISBN 13: 9780316731003

Format: Hardcover (288 pages)
Publisher: Little, Brown
Published: 16 Feb 2006
Other Format: Paperback

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Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends

by David Wilton,Ivan Brunetti

ISBN 13: 9780195172843

Format: Illustrated (234 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Dec 2004
Other Format: Illustrated

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Cassell Dictionary Of Word Histories

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9780304350070

Format: Hardcover (690 pages)
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 25 Nov 1999

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The Fascinating Origins of Everyday Words (Artful Wordsmith Series)

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9780844209104

Format: Paperback (193 pages)
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Contemporary
Published: 01 Jan 1996

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The Complete Cockney Rabbit: The Ultimate Dick 'n' Harry of Rhyming Slang

by Ray Puxley

ISBN 13: 9781906217648

Format: Paperback (496 pages)
Publisher: JR Books Ltd
Published: 01 Oct 2008

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A Certain "Je Ne Sais Quoi": The Origin of Foreign Words Used in English

by Chloe Rhodes

ISBN 13: 9781606520574

Format: Hardcover (176 pages)
Publisher: Reader's Digest Association
Published: 04 Mar 2010

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To Coin a Phrase: A Dictionary of Origins (Papermacs)

by A. Smith, E. Radford

ISBN 13: 9780333316436

Format: Paperback (290 pages)
Publisher: Papermac
Published: Aug 1981
Other Format: Paperback

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Best Baby Names: Choose the Right Name for Your Baby

by Julia Cresswell

ISBN 13: 9780747559030

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 03 Jun 2002

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Cassell's Foreign Words and Phrases

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9780304350087

Format: Hardcover (416 pages)
Publisher: Orion
Published: 13 Jul 2000

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