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Fr. John Ayto

John Ayto is an experienced lexicographer and author of many language titles, including The Oxford Essential Guide to the English Language , The Longman Register of New Words , the Bloomsbury Dictionary of Word Origins , Twentieth Century Words , and Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms . He is also editor of the latest edition of Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable .