13 books found in Languages - English
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A Source-Book of Biological Names and Terms
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Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas, 1978. Third edition, revised and enlarged
Hardcover. 323 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / VERY GOOD
Dust jacket is worn at tips. Binding is sound and square. No writing/markings.
Lumberjack Lingo: A Dictionary of the Logging Era
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NorthWord, 1986
Softcover. 261 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Scuffing to folds. Shelfwear. A couple of small dents to back cover. Spine is not creased. No writing/markings.
Look What the Cat Drug In! Miramichi Dictionary
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Fredericton, NB: Non-Entity Press, 1991. Second concise edition, 4th printing
Softcover. 52 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Only in Canada You Say: A Treasury of Canadian Language
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Don Mills, ON: Oxford University Press, 2008. First edition
Hardcover. 272 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Includes index. viii, 272 p.
The Chronology of Words and Phrases: A Thousand Years in the History of English
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Silverdale Books, 1999
Softcover. 269 pages. ENG

Condition: GOOD
Small dampstain to lower corner of back panel. Otherwise like new.
Casselman's Canadian Words: A Comic Browse Through Words and Folk Sayings Invented by Canadians
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Toronto: Copp Clark, 1995
Softcover. 224 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
Includes bibliographical references and index. 224 p.
Sticklers, Sideburns & Bikinis: The Military Origins of Everyday Words and Phrases
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Osprey, 2008
Hardcover. 280 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
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Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation
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New York: Gotham Books, 2004
Hardcover. 209 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / NEAR FINE
Dust jacket has a couple of faint smudges.
xxvii, 209 p.
Whistlin' Dixie: A Dictionary of Southern Expressions
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Pocket Books, 1993
Softcover. 251 pages. ENG

Condition: NEAR FINE
Pages tanned.
Defines southern expressions, from "Adam's housecat" and "all vine and no taters" to "working without a full set of lights" and "you-all"
Made in America: an Informal History of the English Language in the United States
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New York: W. Morrow, 1994
Softcover. 417 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Faint corner crease to top of back pages.
Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English
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New York: Riverhead, 2003. Revised edition
Hardcover. 240 pages. ENG

Condition: FINE / FINE
Clean, unworn copy. No writing or markings. Binding is sound and tight.
A Cultural History of the English language
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Arnold, 1997
Softcover. 180 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD
Lower front corner creased.
445 Fascinating Word Origins
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Edison, NJ: Galahad Books, 2000
Hardcover. 248 pages. ENG

Condition: VERY GOOD / VERY GOOD
Light shelfwear. No writing/markings. Not price clipped.