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Empire of Words: The Reign of the O.E.D.

by John Willinsky

ISBN 13: 9780691037196

Format: Hardcover (268 pages)
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Published: 02 Nov 1994

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Dictionary of Idioms: And Their Origins

by L. Flavell, R.H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856261296

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 24 Feb 1994
Other Format: Paperback

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Words, Words, Words: Houghmagandie, Knockers, Trolleys and Others

by Diarmaid O'Muirithe

ISBN 13: 9781843510598

Format: Paperback (172 pages)
Publisher: The Lilliput Press Ltd
Published: 04 Nov 2004

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A History of Language (Globalities)

by Steven R. Fischer

ISBN 13: 9781861890801

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Published: 22 Aug 2001

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Grand Allusions: Lively Guide to Those Expressions, Terms and References You Ought to Know But Might Not

by Elizabeth Webber,Mike Feinsilber

ISBN 13: 9780918535030

Format: Paperback (396 pages)
Publisher: Farragut Pub. Co.
Published: 01 Oct 1990

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Verbatim: From the Bawdy to the Sublime, the Best Writing on Language for Word Lovers, Grammar Mavens, and Armchair Linguists (Harvest Original)

by Erin McKean

ISBN 13: 9780156012096

Format: Paperback (372 pages)
Publisher: Mariner Books
Published: Oct 2001

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Unlocking the English Language

by R Burchfield

ISBN 13: 9780374523398

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Hill and Wang
Published: Nov 1992
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Dictionary of Word Origins

by Linda Flavell,Roger Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856268615

Format: Paperback (320 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Published: 14 Jan 2010
Other Format: Hardcover, Paperback

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Team Talk: Sporting Words & their Origins (Shire General)

by Julian Walker

ISBN 13: 9780747808343

Format: Hardcover (336 pages)
Publisher: Shire Publications
Published: 10 Oct 2011

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Collins Quite Brilliant: A celebration of British English (Gift)

by UNKNOWN

ISBN 13: 9780007485796

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Collins
Published: 07 Jun 2012

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An Etymological Dictionary of Modern English: v. 2

by Ernest Weekley

ISBN 13: 9780486218748

Format: Paperback (846 pages)
Publisher: Dover Publications Inc.
Published: 01 Jun 1968

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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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