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Gallimaufry: A Hodge-Podge of Words Vanishing from Our Vocabulary
Gallimaufry A HodgePodge of Words Vanishing from Our Vocabulary
Author: Michael Quinion
What is a gallimaufry anyway? And when did you last hear someone refer to the wireless? What was the original paraphernalia? Would you wear a billycock? Language is always changing, and here Michael Quinion, author of the bestselling POSH and other language myths , has gathered together some fascinating examples of words and meanings which hav...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780198610625
ISBN-10: 0198610629
Publication Date: 10/26/2006
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Book Type: Hardcover
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