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Cassell Everyday Phrases: Their Origins and Meanings

by Neil Ewart

ISBN 13: 9780304340644

Format: Hardcover (160 pages)
Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
Published: 07 Feb 1991
Other Format: Paperback

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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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Scottish Place Names: Their Meanings Explained

by Michael Eyers

ISBN 13: 9780863051609

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Sphere Books
Published: 24 Feb 2000

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of Eponyms (Wordsworth Reference)

by Martin H. Manser

ISBN 13: 9781853263736

Format: Paperback (800 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: 01 Apr 1996
Other Format: Paperback

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Altered English: Surprising Meanings of Familiar Words

by Jeffrey Kacirk

ISBN 13: 9780764920196

Format: Hardcover (240 pages)
Publisher: Pomegranate Communications Inc,US
Published: Jan 2002

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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9780304353811

Format: Hardcover (832 pages)
Publisher: Weidenfeld & Nicolson
Published: 02 Nov 2000

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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9780199108084

Format: Hardcover (512 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 18 Nov 2002
Other Format: Hardcover

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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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