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Etymology English Language
1
2013
America's secret slang.
[United States] : A+E Networks, 2013.
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2014
America's secret slang.
[United States] : A+E Networks, 2014.
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2018
Curious English words and phrases : the truth behind the expressions we use
Wollombi, NSW : Exisle Publishing, 2018.
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422 CUR
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2023
The dictionary people : the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary
Ogilvie, Sarah, author.
New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2023.
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423 OGI
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5
2021
The English language
Smith, Logan Pearsall, 1865-1946.
[United States] : Slingshot Books LLC, 2021.
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6
2014
The etymologicon : a circular stroll through the hidden connections of the English language
Forsyth, Mark, author.
[United States] : Gildan Audio, 2014.
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7
2021
The hidden history of coined words
Keyes, Ralph, author.
[United States] : Tantor Media, Inc., 2021.
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8
2008
The history of the English language
Lerer, Seth, 1955- author, narrator.
[United States] : The Great Courses, 2008.
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9
2014
The horologicon : a day's jaunt through the lost words of the English language
Forsyth, Mark, author.
[United States] : Gildan Audio, 2014.
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10
2010
How to sound clever : master the 600 everyday words you pretend to understand when you don't
Bergh, Hubert van den.
London : A. & C. Black, 2010.
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428.1 VAN
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11
2013
How to sound really clever : 600 words you need to know
Van den Bergh, Hubert, author.
London : Bloomsbury, 2013.
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2014
The language of food : a linguist read the menu
Jurafsky, Dan, 1962- author.
[United States] : Gildan Media, 2014.
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2023
Mother tongue : the surprising history of women's words
Nuttall, Jennifer Anne, 1975- author.
[New York] : Viking, 2023.
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306.44082 NUT
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2023
Mother tongue the surprising history of women's words
Nuttall, Jennifer Anne, 1975- author.
[New York] : Viking, 2023.
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2023
Mother tongue the surprising history of women's words
Nuttall, Jennifer Anne, 1975- author.
[New York] : Viking, 2023.
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2023
Mother tongue : the surprising history of women's words
Nuttall, Jenni, 1975- author.
[New York] : Viking, 2023.
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2022
On the tip of my tongue : the perfect word for every life moment
Wilson, Tom Read, 1986- author.
London, United Kingdom : Aurum, 2022.
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422 WIL
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2008
Our magnificent bastard tongue : the untold history of English
McWhorter, John H.
New York : Gotham Books, [2008]
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420.9 MCW
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19
2004
The professor and the madman
Winchester, Simon.
[United States] : HarperAudio, 2004.
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2005
The professor and the madman : a tale of murder, insanity, and the making of the Oxford English dict
Winchester, Simon.
New York : Harper Perennial, 2005.
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423 WIN
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21
2008
Reading the OED : one man, one year, 21,730 pages
Shea, Ammon.
[United States] : HarperAudio, 2008.
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22
2012
The secret life of words : English words and their origins
Curzan, Anne.
[United States] : The Great Courses, 2012.
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23
2013
The story of English in 100 words
Crystal, David, 1941-
[United States] : Blackstone Publishing, 2013.
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24
2018
That doesn't mean what you think it means : the 150 most commonly misused words and their tangled hi
Petras, Kathryn, author.
New York : Ten Speed Press, [2018]
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428.1 PET
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2012
Vocabulary energizers II : stories of word origins
Popkin, David, 1943-
[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2012.
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2012
Vocabulary energizers : stories of word origins
Popkin, David, 1943-
[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2012.
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27
2008
Word origins : a classic exploration of words and language
Funk, Wilfred J. (Wilfred John), 1883-1965.
New York : Gramercy Books, 2008.
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412 FUN
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28
2005
Word origins : -- and how we know them : etymology for everyone
Liberman, Anatoly.
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
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422 LIB
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29
2019
Wordslut : a feminist guide to taking back the English language
Montell, Amanda.
New York : Harper Wave, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, [2019]
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306.44 MON
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30
2015
Written in stone : a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language
Stevens, Chris, 1964- author.
[United States] : Tantor Audio, 2015.
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2015
Written in stone : a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language
Stevens, Chris, 1964- author.
[Old Saybrook, Connecticut] : Tantor Audio, [2015]
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