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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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The Play of Words: Fun & Games for Language Lovers

by Richard Lederer

ISBN 13: 9780671689094

Format: Illustrated (294 pages)
Publisher: Pocket Books
Published: 01 Sep 1991
Other Format: Hardcover

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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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Flying by the Seat of Your Pants: Surprising Origins of Everyday Expressions

by Harry Oliver

ISBN 13: 9780399536373

Format: Paperback (224 pages)
Publisher: Perigee Books
Published: 04 Jan 2011

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Chambers Dictionary of First Names

by Julia Cresswell

ISBN 13: 9780550104298

Format: Paperback (480 pages)
Publisher: Chambers Harrap
Published: 26 Jun 2009
Other Format: Hardcover

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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

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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English

by John McWhorter

ISBN 13: 9781592404940

Format: Paperback (256 pages)
Publisher: Avery Publishing Group
Published: 01 Oct 2009

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Brush Up Your Classics!

by Michael Macrone

ISBN 13: 9780517202845

Format: Hardcover (256 pages)
Publisher: Gramercy Books
Published: May 1999

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Best Chinese Names

by Doris Liu

ISBN 13: 9789813068308

Format: Paperback (141 pages)
Publisher: Asiapac Books
Published: 04 Oct 1999

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Oxford English Dictionary Additions Series: Volume 1: Additions Vol 1

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ISBN 13: 9780198612926

Format: Hardcover (352 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 25 Nov 1993

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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology

by

ISBN 13: 9780198611127

Format: Hardcover (1042 pages)
Publisher: OUP Oxford
Published: 26 May 1966

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Do You Know English Word Origins? (Do You Know S.)

by David Hilliam

ISBN 13: 9781899437443

Format: Paperback (132 pages)
Publisher: Pocket Reference Books Publishing
Published: 08 Aug 1996

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