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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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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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Cassell Dictionary Word & Phrase Origins (Cassell language reference)

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780304349654

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: W&N
Published: 23 Apr 1998
Other Format: Hardcover

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The Mensa Book of Words, Word Games, Puzzles and Oddities (Perennial library)

by F.A. Salny

ISBN 13: 9780060962081

Format: Paperback (160 pages)
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Published: May 1988

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Buttering Parsnips, Twocking Chavs : The Secret Life Of The English Language

by Martin H. Manser,David Pickering

ISBN 13: 9780297853497

Format: Hardcover (272 pages)
Publisher: Orion
Published: 16 Aug 2007

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A Dictionary of Eponyms (Oxford Paperback Reference)

by Cyril Leslie Beeching

ISBN 13: 9780192821560

Format: Paperback (214 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: Jul 1988
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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The Oxford Dictionary of Catchphrases

by Anna Farkas

ISBN 13: 9780198662808

Format: Hardcover (368 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 01 Oct 2002
Other Format: Paperback

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The Penguin Book of Exotic Words (Penguin reference)

by Janet Whitcut

ISBN 13: 9780140513417

Format: Paperback (176 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 05 Dec 1996

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Bling, Blogs and Bluetooth: Modern Living for Oldies

by Nick Parker,Richard Ingrams

ISBN 13: 9781861978240

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Published: 26 Oct 2006

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