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Common Phrases: And Where They Come From
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Dictionary of Jewish Words
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Heavens to Betsy!: And Other Curious Sayings
PaperbackOriginal price $16.99 - Original price $16.99Original price $16.99$17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /He's as mad as a hatter! Whether it's like a bump on a log or a bat out of hell, these expressions have been around forever, but we've never real...
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Language In Thought And Action: Fifth Edition
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Oxford Paperback Dictionary & Thesaurus
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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases
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Dictionary of Southern Appalachian English
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Verbolario / Verbulary
HardcoverOriginal price $25.95Original price $25.95 - Original price $25.95Original price $25.95Current price $23.99$23.99 - $23.99Current price $23.99| /Rodrigo Cortés regresa a las librerÃas con Verbolario diccionario satÃrico, humorÃstico y poético, que, con sus más de dos mil definiciones y...
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American Sign Language Dictionary-Flexi
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The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
PaperbackOriginal price $18.00Original price $18.00 - Original price $18.00Original price $18.00Current price $17.99$17.99 - $17.99Current price $17.99| /This perfect gift for readers, writers, and literature majors alike unearths the quirks of the English language. For example, do you know why a mo...
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Grandiloquent Words: A Pictoric Lexicon of Ostrobogulous Locutions
HardcoverOriginal price $25.00Original price $25.00 - Original price $25.00Original price $25.00Current price $22.99$22.99 - $22.99Current price $22.99| /This recondite caboodle of glosses panegyrizes the boggles of our palaver.* Words confirm and deny, guarantee and deceive, elucidate and obfuscat...
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Beautiful Words: A Celebration for Word Lovers
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Garner's Modern English Usage
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The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words
HardcoverOriginal price $20.00Original price $20.00 - Original price $20.00Original price $20.00Current price $18.99$18.99 - $18.99Current price $18.99| /Open The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities and you’ll find both a word and a day to remember, every day of the year. Each day has its own dedicat...
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