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Why Do We Say That?

by Anonymous

ISBN 13: 9780572016548

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: W Foulsham & Co Ltd
Published: 19 Jun 1991

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A Man About A Dog: Euphemisms and Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780007214532

Format: Hardcover (432 pages)
Publisher: Collins
Published: 04 Sep 2006
Other Format: Paperback

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Semantics: The Study of Meaning (Pelican S.)

by Geoffrey Leech

ISBN 13: 9780140216943

Format: Paperback (400 pages)
Publisher: Penguin
Published: 28 Feb 1974
Other Format: Paperback

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The Wordsworth Dictionary of First Names (Wordsworth Reference)

by Iseabail Mcleod,Iseabail Mcleod,Terry Freedman

ISBN 13: 9781853263668

Format: Paperback (240 pages)
Publisher: Wordsworth Editions Ltd
Published: 31 Dec 1995

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The Spirit of the Chinese Character: Gifts from the Heart

by Barbara Aria, Russell Gon Eng

ISBN 13: 9780811801423

Format: Hardcover (96 pages)
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Published: 24 Sep 1992

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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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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions

by Bill Beavis, Richard G. McClosky, Richard G. McCloskey

ISBN 13: 9780713664003

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Published: 30 Aug 2002
Other Format: Paperback

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The Hutchinson Concise Dictionary of Word Origins (Helicon language)

by Adrian Room

ISBN 13: 9781859861264

Format: Paperback (192 pages)
Publisher: Helicon
Published: 01 Jul 1995

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Little Lord Fauntleroy (World's Classics)

by Frances Hodgson Burnett, Dennis Butts

ISBN 13: 9780192829610

Format: Paperback (208 pages)
Publisher: Oxford Paperbacks
Published: 01 Mar 1993
Other Format: Hardcover, Illustrated, Paperback

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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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