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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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Spellbound: The Surprising Origins and Astonishing Secrets of English Spelling

by James Essinger

ISBN 13: 9780385340847

Format: Paperback (336 pages)
Publisher: Delta
Published: May 2007

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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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Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare

by Jeremy Butterfield

ISBN 13: 9780199239061

Format: Hardcover (192 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 30 Oct 2008

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Gallimaufry: A hodgepodge of our vanishing vocabulary

by Michael Quinion

ISBN 13: 9780199551026

Format: Paperback (288 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 11 Sep 2008
Other Format: Hardcover

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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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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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The Chronology of Words and Phrases

by L. Flavell,R.H. Flavell

ISBN 13: 9781856262491

Format: Hardcover (288 pages)
Publisher: Kyle Books
Published: 30 Sep 1999

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Why is Q Always Followed by U?: Word-Perfect Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Language

by Michael Quinion

ISBN 13: 9780141039244

Format: Paperback (368 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 28 Oct 2010
Other Format: Hardcover

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What Made The Crocodile Cry?: 101 questions about the English language

by Susie Dent

ISBN 13: 9780199574155

Format: Illustrated (159 pages)
Publisher: Oxford University Press, U.S.A.
Published: 13 Dec 2009

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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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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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