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The Story of English The Story of English

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The Book of Random Oddities The Book of Random Oddities

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The Lost Words The Lost Words

Robert MacFarlane
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Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to...

Amanda Montell
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The Illustrated Histories of Everyday Expressions: Discover the True Stories Behind the English Language's 64 Most Popular Idioms (Etymology Book, History of Words, Language Reference Book, English Grammar and Idioms, Gift for Readers) The Illustrated Histories of...

James McGuire
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The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation The Chicago Guide to Grammar,...

Bryan A Garner
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Barnhart Concise Dictionary of Etymology Barnhart Concise Dictionary...

Robert K Barnhart
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The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language The Illustrated Etymologicon:...

Mark Forsyth
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The Oxford English Grammar The Oxford English Grammar

Sidney Greenbaum
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Devious Derivations: Popular Misconceptions--And More Than 1,000 True Origins of Common Words and Phrases Devious Derivations: Popular...

Hugh Rawson
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The Travels and Adventures of Serendipity: A Study in Sociological Semantics and the Sociology of Science The Travels and Adventures of...

Robert K Merton, Elinor Barber
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Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning Semantic Antics: How and Why...

Sol Steinmetz
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Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What Is an Adjective? Hairy, Scary, Ordinary: What...

Brian P Cleary
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The Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology The Oxford Dictionary of...

C T Onions (Editor), G W S Friedrichsen
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A Mink, a Fink, a Skating Rink: What Is a Noun? A Mink, a Fink, a Skating...

Brian P Cleary
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An Emotional Dictionary: Real Words for How You Feel, from Angst to Zwodder An Emotional Dictionary: Real...

Susie Dent
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Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English Dictionary of Southern...

Michael B Montgomery (Editor), Jennifer K N Heinmiller (Editor)
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A Thesaurus of Medical Word Roots A Thesaurus of Medical Word...

Horace Gerald Danner
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The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English, from Shakespeare to South Park The Lexicographer's Dilemma:...

Jack Lynch
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Blimey, I'm Knackered!: An American's Survival Guide to British English Blimey, I'm Knackered!: An...

Marshall Hall
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Alphabet Juice: The Energies, Gists, and Spirits of Letters, Words, and Combinations Thereof; Their Roots, Bones, Innards, Piths, Pips, and Secret Parts, Tinctures, Tonics, and Essences; With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory Alphabet Juice: The Energies,...

Roy Blount, Jr.
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A Concise Etymological Dictionary of the English Language A Concise Etymological...

Walter W Skeat
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