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Common Phrases: And Where They Come from

by Myron Korach,John Mordock

ISBN 13: 9781599213071

Format: Paperback (202 pages)
Publisher: Lyons Press
Published: 17 Jul 2008

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In a Word

by Margaret Ernst,James Thurber

ISBN 13: 9780060972301

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Harper & Row Ltd
Published: 17 Aug 1989

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Oxford Dictionary of Word Origins (Oxford Paperback Reference)

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ISBN 13: 9780199547937

Format: Paperback (512 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 09 Sep 2010

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From Pharaoh's Lips: Survivals from the Ancient Egyptian Language in the Arabic of Today (Fascinating Peek at Egypts Linguistic Heritage)

by Ahmad Abdel-Hamid Youssef, Golo, Fayza Haikal

ISBN 13: 9789774247088

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: The American University in Cairo Press
Published: 01 Jul 2003

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Phraseology: Thousands of Bizarre Origins, Unexpected Connections, and Fascinating Facts about English's Best Expressions

by Barbara Ann Kipfer

ISBN 13: 9781402212871

Format: Paperback (320 pages)
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc
Published: 27 Feb 2009

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The Landscape of Place-names

by Margaret Gelling,Ann Cole

ISBN 13: 9781900289269

Format: Paperback (416 pages)
Publisher: Shaun Tyas
Published: 01 May 2000

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What Language Is: And What It Isn't and What It Could Be

by John McWhorter

ISBN 13: 9781592406258

Format: Hardcover (240 pages)
Publisher: Gotham Books
Published: 04 Aug 2011

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Who Put the Butter in Butterfly?: And Other Fearless Investigations into Our Illogical Language

by David Feldman

ISBN 13: 9780060160722

Format: Hardcover
Publisher: Harpercollins
Published: Mar 1989
Other Format: Paperback

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Cassell Dictionary of Catchphrases (Language reference)

by Nigel Rees

ISBN 13: 9780304345632

Format: Hardcover (256 pages)
Publisher: Weidenfeld Nicolson Illustrated
Published: 29 Jun 1995
Other Format: Paperback

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Salty Dog Talk: The Nautical Origins of Everyday Expressions (Sailmate)

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

ISBN 13: 9780713637168

Format: Paperback (96 pages)
Publisher: Adlard Coles Nautical
Published: May 1993
Other Format: Paperback

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Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English

by Eric Partridge

ISBN 13: 9780415050777

Format: Hardcover (992 pages)
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 05 Sep 1977

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Toposaurus: Humorous Treasury of Toponyms

by John D. Jacobson

ISBN 13: 9780471527725

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
Published: 15 Nov 1990

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