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Why Do We Say It: The Stories Behind the Words, Expressions and Cliches We Use Author: Frank Oppel ISBN-13: 9781555210106 - ISBN-10: 1555210104 Rating: 8 Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 1986 Members Wishing: 2
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Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages Author: Ammon Shea ISBN-13: 9780399533983 - ISBN-10: 0399533982 Rating: 4 Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 2008 Members Wishing: 22
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The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two: The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words Author: Anu Garg ISBN-13: 9780452288614 - ISBN-10: 0452288614 Rating: ? Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 2007 Members Wishing: 12
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Wisdom Sits in Places: Landscape and Language Among the Western Apache Author: Keith H. Basso ISBN-13: 9780826317247 - ISBN-10: 0826317243 Rating: 2 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 1996 Members Wishing: 1
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Verbatim: From the bawdy to the sublime, the best writing on language for word lovers, grammar mavens, and armchair linguists ISBN-13: 9780156012096 - ISBN-10: 015601209X Rating: 2 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 2001 Members Wishing: 2
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2107 Curious Word Origins, Sayings and Expressions from White Elephants to Song Dance Author: Charles Earle Funk ISBN-13: 9780883658451 - ISBN-10: 0883658453 Rating: 4 Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 1993 Members Wishing: 1
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Vocabulary Energizers: Stories of Word Origins Author: David Popkin ISBN-13: 9780929166018 - ISBN-10: 0929166019 Rating: ? Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 1988 Members Wishing: 1
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English from the Roots Up, Vol. 1: Help for Reading, Writing, Spelling, and S.A.T. Scores Author: Joegil Lundquist ISBN-13: 9780964321038 - ISBN-10: 0964321033 Rating: ? Book Type: Plastic Comb Publication Date: 1996 Members Wishing: 54
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Ladyfingers and Nun's Tummies : From Spare Ribs to Humble Pie--A Lighthearted Look at How Foods Got Their Names (Vintage) Author: Martha Barnett ISBN-13: 9780375702983 - ISBN-10: 0375702989 Rating: 1 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 1998 Members Wishing: 2
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In Other Words Author: Christopher J. Moore, Simon Winchester ISBN-13: 9780802714442 - ISBN-10: 0802714447 Rating: ? Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 2004 Members Wishing: 1
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Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society Author: Raymond Williams ISBN-13: 9780195204698 - ISBN-10: 0195204697 Rating: 1 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 1985 Members Wishing: 5
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Six Words You Never Knew Had Something to Do with Pigs: And Other Fascinating Facts About the English Language Author: Katherine Barber ISBN-13: 9780143038122 - ISBN-10: 0143038125 Rating: 1 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 2007 Members Wishing: 1
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Word Histories and Mysteries : From Abracadabra to Zeus ISBN-13: 9780618454501 - ISBN-10: 0618454500 Rating: ? Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 2004 Members Wishing: 1
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Coined by Shakespeare: Words and Meanings First Penned by the Bard Author: Stanley Malless, Jeffrey McQuain ISBN-13: 9780877793533 - ISBN-10: 0877793530 Rating: 2 Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 1998 Members Wishing: 1
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Casual Lex : An Informal Assemblage of Why We Say What We Say Author: Webb Garrison ISBN-13: 9781401602185 - ISBN-10: 1401602185 Rating: 2 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 2005 Members Wishing: 2
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I Didn't Know That: From "Ants in the Pants" to "Wet Behind the Ears"--the Unusual Origins of the Things We Say Author: Karlen Evins, Karlen Evins ISBN-13: 9781416532385 - ISBN-10: 1416532382 Rating: 2 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 2007 Members Wishing: 6
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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, ... With Examples of Their Usage Foul and Savory Author: Roy Blount Jr. ISBN-13: 9780374103699 - ISBN-10: 0374103690 Rating: ? Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 2008 Members Wishing: 50
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Loose Cannons and Red Herrings: A Book of Lost Metaphors Author: Robert Claiborne ISBN-13: 9780345363374 - ISBN-10: 034536337X Rating: 1 Book Type: Paperback Publication Date: 1989 Members Wishing: 1
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Unfortunate English: The Gloomy Truth Behind the Words You Use Author: William Brohaugh ISBN-13: 9781582974439 - ISBN-10: 1582974438 Rating: 1 Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 2006 Members Wishing: 3
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The First Word: The Search for the Origins of Language Author: Christine Kenneally ISBN-13: 9780670034901 - ISBN-10: 0670034908 Rating: ? Book Type: Hardcover Publication Date: 2007 Members Wishing: 16
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