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A Century of New Words (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by John Ayto

ISBN 13: 9780199213696

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 28 Jun 2007

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Mother Tongue: The English Language

by Bill Bryson

ISBN 13: 9780140143058

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 26 Sep 1991
Other Format: Paperback

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A Word a Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

by Anu Garg,Suti Garg

ISBN 13: 9780471230328

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 01 Oct 2002

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English Place-Names Explained (England's Living History)

by Mr Charles Whynne-Hammond

ISBN 13: 9781853069116

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Countryside Books
Published: 26 Apr 2005

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In Other Words: The Meanings and Memoirs of Euphemisms

by Dominique Enright

ISBN 13: 9781843171447

Format: Hardcover (160 pages)
Publisher: Michael O'Mara Books Ltd
Published: 11 Aug 2005

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Urban Voices: Accent Studies in the British Isles

by Paul Foulkes,Gerard Docherty

ISBN 13: 9780340706084

Format: Paperback (328 pages)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 01 Oct 1999

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Dictionary of Idioms: And Their Origins

by L. Flavell,R.H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856263689

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 27 Apr 2000
Other Format: Paperback

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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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All Gong and No Dinner: 1001 Homely Phrases and Curious Domestic Sayings

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780007249350

Format: Hardcover (400 pages)
Publisher: Collins
Published: 03 Sep 2007

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The F Word

by Jesse Sheidlower

ISBN 13: 9780571197309

Format: Paperback (272 pages)
Publisher: Faber & Faber
Published: 20 Sep 1999

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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place Names

by Eilert Ekwall

ISBN 13: 9780198691037

Format: Hardcover (598 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Dec 1960

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Why Do We Say it?: The Stories behind the Words, Expressions and Cliches We Use

by Frank Oppel

ISBN 13: 9781555210106

Format: Hardcover (286 pages)
Publisher: Sandstone Publishing
Published: 31 Dec 1985

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