Category - Language Arts & Disciplines
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Grammar Essentials For Dummies
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Chambers Dictionary of Etymology
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Keywords: A Vocabulary of Culture and Society
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The Word Museum: The Most Remarkable English Words Ever Forgotten
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History in English Words / Edition 2
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Word Origins And How We Know Them: Etymology for Everyone
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Talkin and Testifyin: The Language of Black America / Edition 1
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The Chicago Guide to Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation
HardcoverOriginal price $45.00Original price $45.00 - Original price $45.00Original price $45.00Current price $40.99$40.99 - $40.99Current price $40.99| /Few people can write on the English language with the authority of Bryan A. Garner. The author of The Chicago Manual of Style’s popular “Grammar ...
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Teaching English Language Learners Across the Content Areas
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NTC's Dictionary of Latin and Greek Origins / Edition 1
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Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally)
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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology / Edition 1
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The New Joys of Yiddish: Completely Updated
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Why You Say It: The Fascinating Stories Behind over 600 Everyday Words and Phrases
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The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase
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Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
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A Student's Introduction to English Grammar
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Surnames of Scotland: Their Origin, Meaning and History
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The Greek & Latin Roots of English
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The Cambridge Dictionary of English Grammar
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One Day in the Life of the English Language: A Microcosmic Usage Handbook
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Easy English Grammar Step-By-Step, Second Edition
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Take My Word for It: A Dictionary of English Idioms
PaperbackOriginal price $22.95Original price $22.95 - Original price $22.95Original price $22.95Current price $20.99$20.99 - $20.99Current price $20.99| /Three centuries of English idioms--their unusual origins and unexpected interpretations To pay through the nose. Raining cats and dogs. By hook or ...
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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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