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1Words from the Myths

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“Words from the Myths” Metadata:

  • Title: Words from the Myths
  • Author:
  • Languages: ➤  Spanish; Castilian - español, castellano - English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 180
  • Publisher: ➤  Signet - T︠S︡entrpoligraf - Houghton Mifflin - New American Library - Editorial Laia - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company - Faber - Penguin Publishing Group
  • Publish Date: ➤  
  • Publish Location: ➤  Barcelona - Moskva - London - Boston

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  • First Year Published: 1961
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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2English words from Latin and Greek elements

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“English words from Latin and Greek elements” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  English words from Latin and Greek elements
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 290
  • Publisher: ➤  University of Arizona Press - Tucson: The University of Arizona Press, 1965, Tucson
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: Tucson - Tuscon - Tucson, Ariz

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  • First Year Published: 1965
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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3The Greek & Latin roots of English

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“The Greek & Latin roots of English” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  The Greek & Latin roots of English
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 225
  • Publisher: ➤  Rowman & Littlefield Publishers - Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated - Ardsley House
  • Publish Date: ➤  
  • Publish Location: Lanham, Md - New York

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  • First Year Published: 1990
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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4A Secret Vice

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“A Secret Vice” Metadata:

  • Title: A Secret Vice
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 224
  • Publisher: ➤  HarperCollins - HarperCollins Publishers - Harpercollins - HarperCollins Publishers Limited
  • Publish Date:

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  • First Year Published: 2016
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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5Et cetera, et cetera

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“Et cetera, et cetera” Metadata:

  • Title: Et cetera, et cetera
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 197
  • Publisher: ➤  Akadine Press - Welcome Rain Publishers - Random House Value Publishing - Little, Brown - Penguin (Non-Classics)
  • Publish Date: ➤  
  • Publish Location: Boston

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  • First Year Published: 1990
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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6Who said that first?

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“Who said that first?” Metadata:

  • Title: Who said that first?
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 320
  • Publisher: ➤  ReadHowYouWant.com, Limited - ReadHowYouWant - Exisle Publishing Pty Limited - Exisle Publishing Ltd. - Exisle Publishing Limited
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: Auckland, N.Z

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  • First Year Published: 2010
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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7Dictionary of idioms and their origins

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“Dictionary of idioms and their origins” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  Dictionary of idioms and their origins
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 216
  • Publisher: ➤  Cathie Limited, Kyle - Kyle Cathie
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: London

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  • First Year Published: 1992
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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8The Prodigal Tongue

Dispatches from the Future of English

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“The Prodigal Tongue” Metadata:

  • Title: The Prodigal Tongue
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 296
  • Publisher: ➤  Houghton Mifflin - Random House Publishing Group - Penguin Random House
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: London

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  • First Year Published: 1998
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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9Twelve ways to build a vocabulary

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“Twelve ways to build a vocabulary” Metadata:

  • Title: ➤  Twelve ways to build a vocabulary
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 183
  • Publisher: ➤  Barnes & Noble - Barnes and Noble - Dutton - E.P. Dutton
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: New York

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  • First Year Published: 1939
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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10Forgotten English

A Merry Guide to Antiquated Words, Packed with History, Fun Facts, Literary Excerpts, and Charming Drawings

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“Forgotten English” Metadata:

  • Title: Forgotten English
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 240
  • Publisher: ➤  Quill/William Morrow - W. Morrow - Sellers Publishing Inc - Sellers Publishing - William Morrow Paperbacks
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: New York

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  • First Year Published: 1997
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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11To Coin a Phrase

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“To Coin a Phrase” Metadata:

  • Title: To Coin a Phrase
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 284
  • Publisher: ➤  Arrow Books - Pan Macmillan - Hutchinson - Macmillan - Papermac
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: London

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  • First Year Published: 1973
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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12The last word

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“The last word” Metadata:

  • Title: The last word
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 312
  • Publisher: ➤  Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Bloomsbury
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: London - New York - Berlin

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  • First Year Published: 2009
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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13Bees' knees and barmy armies

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“Bees' knees and barmy armies” Metadata:

  • Title: Bees' knees and barmy armies
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 251
  • Publisher: ➤  Metro - Friedman Publishing Group, Incorporated, Michael - Blake Publishing, Limited, John
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: London

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  • First Year Published: 2009
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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14America in so many words

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“America in so many words” Metadata:

  • Title: America in so many words
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 320
  • Publisher: ➤  Houghton Mifflin - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Trade & Reference Publishers
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: Boston

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First Setence:

"The story of the English language in North America begins almost exactly five hundred years ago, on July 24, 1497."

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  • First Year Published: 1997
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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15Short History of English Words

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“Short History of English Words” Metadata:

  • Title: Short History of English Words
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 238
  • Publisher: ➤  Macmillan - Macmillan and Company, Limited - Palgrave Macmillan - MacMillan and Co. , Limited - Macmillan & Co., Ltd.
  • Publish Date:

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  • First Year Published: 1949
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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16The joy of lex

how to have fun with 860,341,500 words

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“The joy of lex” Metadata:

  • Title: The joy of lex
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 310
  • Publisher: Morrow - Quill
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: NY - New York

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  • First Year Published: 1980
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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17Balderdash & Piffle

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“Balderdash & Piffle” Metadata:

  • Title: Balderdash & Piffle
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 256
  • Publisher: ➤  Ebury Publishing - Penguin Random House - BBC Books
  • Publish Date:

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Access and General Info:

  • First Year Published: 2007
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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18Word watch

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“Word watch” Metadata:

  • Title: Word watch
  • Author:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 429
  • Publisher: Henry Holt & Co (P) - H. Holt
  • Publish Date:
  • Publish Location: New York

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  • First Year Published: 1995
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Borrowable

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19Keywords

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“Keywords” Metadata:

  • Title: Keywords
  • Authors:
  • Language: English
  • Number of Pages: Median: 315
  • Publisher: ➤  Oxford University Press; Rev Sub edition (1985-05-16) - Fontana Press - Taylor & Francis Group - Fontana Paperbacks - Oxford University Press, USA - Oxford University Press, Incorporated - Fontana - HarperCollins Publishers Limited - Oxford University Press
  • Publish Date: ➤  
  • Publish Location: ➤  New York - Glasgow - London - [London] - Oxford

“Keywords” Subjects and Themes:

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First Setence:

"Aesthetic first appeared in English in C19, and was not common before mC19."

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  • First Year Published: 1976
  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
  • Is The Book Public: No
  • Access Status: Printdisabled

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    20The Professor and the Madman CD

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    “The Professor and the Madman CD” Metadata:

    • Title: ➤  The Professor and the Madman CD
    • Authors:
    • Language: English
    • Number of Pages: Median: 265
    • Publisher: ➤  Brand: HarperAudio - Harpercollins - Harper Perennial - Demco Media - MJF Books - HarperCollins - HarperCollins Publishers - G.K. Hall - Tandem Library - HarperPerennial - HarperAudio
    • Publish Date: ➤  
    • Publish Location: New York - Thorndike, Me

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    Access and General Info:

    • First Year Published: 1998
    • Is Full Text Available: Yes
    • Is The Book Public: No
    • Access Status: Printdisabled

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      21Exploring Medical Language

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      “Exploring Medical Language” Metadata:

      • Title: Exploring Medical Language
      • Authors:
      • Language: English
      • Number of Pages: Median: 800
      • Publisher: Elsevier - Mosby
      • Publish Date:

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      Access and General Info:

      • First Year Published: 2017
      • Is Full Text Available: No
      • Is The Book Public: No
      • Access Status: No_ebook

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        22Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

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        “Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue” Metadata:

        • Title: Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue
        • Author:
        • Language: English
        • Publisher: Gotham Books
        • Publish Date:
        • Publish Location: New York

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        Access and General Info:

        • First Year Published: 2009
        • Is Full Text Available: Yes
        • Is The Book Public: No
        • Access Status: Printdisabled

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          23Studies in words

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          “Studies in words” Metadata:

          • Title: Studies in words
          • Author:
          • Languages: English - und
          • Number of Pages: Median: 240
          • Publisher: ➤  Cambridge University Press - Cambridge U.P. - University Press
          • Publish Date: ➤  
          • Publish Location: ➤  London - Cambridge [Eng.] - Cambridge

          “Studies in words” Subjects and Themes:

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          First Setence:

          "IN this chapter we shall have to consider Greek phusis, Latin natura (with its derivatives), and English kind."

          Access and General Info:

          • First Year Published: 1960
          • Is Full Text Available: Yes
          • Is The Book Public: No
          • Access Status: Printdisabled

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            24Our magnificent bastard tongue the untold history of English

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            “Our magnificent bastard tongue the untold history of English” Metadata:

            • Title: ➤  Our magnificent bastard tongue the untold history of English
            • Author:
            • Language: English
            • Number of Pages: Median: 230
            • Publisher: Gotham Books
            • Publish Date:
            • Publish Location: New York

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            Access and General Info:

            • First Year Published: 2008
            • Is Full Text Available: No
            • Is The Book Public: No
            • Access Status: No_ebook

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            25Word myths

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            “Word myths” Metadata:

            • Title: Word myths
            • Author:
            • Language: English
            • Number of Pages: Median: 221
            • Publisher: Oxford University Press
            • Publish Date:
            • Publish Location: New York

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            Access and General Info:

            • First Year Published: 2004
            • Is Full Text Available: Yes
            • Is The Book Public: No
            • Access Status: Printdisabled

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              26New keywords

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              “New keywords” Metadata:

              • Title: New keywords
              • Authors:
              • Languages: und - English
              • Number of Pages: Median: 456
              • Publisher: ➤  Blackwell Publishing Limited - Blackwell Publishing, Incorporated - Blackwell Pub. - BLACKWELL - Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John
              • Publish Date:
              • Publish Location: Malden, MA - OXFORD

              “New keywords” Subjects and Themes:

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              First Setence:

              "Aesthetics is generally defined as the branch of philosophy that concerns itself with the arts, and especially with the sensory, perceptual reception of art."

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              • First Year Published: 2005
              • Is Full Text Available: No
              • Is The Book Public: No
              • Access Status: No_ebook

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              27Sex slang

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              “Sex slang” Metadata:

              • Title: Sex slang
              • Authors:
              • Language: English
              • Number of Pages: Median: 211
              • Publisher: ➤  Taylor & Francis Group - Routledge
              • Publish Date:
              • Publish Location: ➤  New York, NY - New York - London

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              Access and General Info:

              • First Year Published: 2007
              • Is Full Text Available: No
              • Is The Book Public: No
              • Access Status: No_ebook

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                28Words & ideas

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                “Words & ideas” Metadata:

                • Title: Words & ideas
                • Author:
                • Language: English
                • Number of Pages: Median: 281
                • Publisher: Bolchazy-Carducci
                • Publish Date:
                • Publish Location: Wauconda, Ill

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                Access and General Info:

                • First Year Published: 2002
                • Is Full Text Available: No
                • Is The Book Public: No
                • Access Status: No_ebook

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                29The language of food

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                “The language of food” Metadata:

                • Title: The language of food
                • Author:
                • Language: English
                • Number of Pages: Median: 246
                • Publisher: W.W. Norton & Company
                • Publish Date:

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                Access and General Info:

                • First Year Published: 2014
                • Is Full Text Available: Yes
                • Is The Book Public: No
                • Access Status: Printdisabled

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                  30The Etymologicon

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                  “The Etymologicon” Metadata:

                  • Title: The Etymologicon
                  • Author:
                  • Language: English
                  • Number of Pages: Median: 373
                  • Publisher: Icon Books
                  • Publish Date:
                  • Publish Location: London

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                  • First Year Published: 2011
                  • Is Full Text Available: No
                  • Is The Book Public: No
                  • Access Status: No_ebook

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                    31The etymologicon

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                    “The etymologicon” Metadata:

                    • Title: The etymologicon
                    • Author:
                    • Language: English
                    • Number of Pages: Median: 272
                    • Publisher: ➤  Gildan Media and Blackstone Audio - Gildan Media Corporation - Berkley Books - Icon Books, Limited
                    • Publish Date:
                    • Publish Location: New York

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                    • First Year Published: 2011
                    • Is Full Text Available: No
                    • Is The Book Public: No
                    • Access Status: No_ebook

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                      32Red Herrings and White Elephants

                      The Origins of the Phrases We Use Every Day

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                      “Red Herrings and White Elephants” Metadata:

                      • Title: ➤  Red Herrings and White Elephants
                      • Author:
                      • Language: English
                      • Number of Pages: Median: 256
                      • Publisher: ➤  HarperCollinsPublishers - HarperCollins - Blake Publishing, Limited, John - Blake Publishing - imusti - Metro Books - HarperCollins Publishers
                      • Publish Date: ➤  
                      • Publish Location: New York

                      “Red Herrings and White Elephants” Subjects and Themes:

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                      First Setence:

                      "To be Taken Aback suggests someone has been taken truly by surprise and stopped in their tracks."

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                      • First Year Published: 2004
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                        33Borrowed words

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                        • Number of Pages: Median: 502
                        • Publisher: ➤  Oxford University Press, Incorporated - Oxford University Press
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                        • Publish Location: Oxford

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                          34The story of English in 100 words

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                          • Language: English
                          • Number of Pages: Median: 282
                          • Publisher: ➤  Picador - Blackstone Publishing - Profile Books Ltd - St. Martin's Press - Profile
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                          • Publish Location: New York - London

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                          • First Year Published: 2011
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                            35Constructional Change in English

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                            • Language: English
                            • Number of Pages: Median: 248
                            • Publisher: ➤  Cambridge University Press - University of Cambridge ESOL Examinations
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                            • First Year Published: 2013
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                            36Words of the world

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                            • Number of Pages: Median: 241
                            • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
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                            • First Year Published: 2012
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                              37Not enough room to swing a cat

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                              • Language: English
                              • Number of Pages: Median: 176
                              • Publisher: ➤  Osprey - Bloomsbury Publishing Plc - Naval Institute Press - Osprey Publishing - Conway
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                              • Publish Location: Annapolis, MD - London

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                              • First Year Published: 2008
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                                38The book of Babel

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                                • Number of Pages: Median: 310
                                • Publisher: ➤  University of Iowa Press - Penguin - Viking
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                                • Publish Location: ➤  New York - Harmondsworth - Iowa City - London

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                                • First Year Published: 1994
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                                  39Romanticism

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                                  • Number of Pages: Median: 400
                                  • Publisher: ➤  Wiley-Blackwell - Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John - Wiley-Interscience
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                                  • First Year Published: 2014
                                  • Is Full Text Available: No
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                                    40Horologicon

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                                    • Number of Pages: Median: 272
                                    • Publisher: Icon Books, Limited
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                                    • First Year Published: 2012
                                    • Is Full Text Available: Yes
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                                      41Origin of Kibosh

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                                      • Number of Pages: Median: 162
                                      • Publisher: Taylor & Francis Group
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                                      • First Year Published: 2017
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                                      42Stories That Words Tell Us

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                                      • Number of Pages: Median: 192
                                      • Publisher: ➤  T. C. & E. C. Jack, ltd. - Fredonia Books (NL) - Hesperides Press - IndyPublish - Dodo Press
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                                      • Publish Location: London ad Edinburgh

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                                      • First Year Published: 1918
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                                        43The Handbook of Contemporary Semantic Theory

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                                        • Language: English
                                        • Number of Pages: Median: 776
                                        • Publisher: ➤  Wiley & Sons, Incorporated, John - Wiley & Sons, Limited, John - Blackwell Publishers - John Wiley & Sons
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                                        • Publish Location: Hoboken

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                                        • First Year Published: 1997
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                                        44Elves in Anglo-Saxon England

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                                        • Language: English
                                        • Number of Pages: Median: 238
                                        • Publisher: ➤  Boydell Press - Boydell & Brewer, Limited - Boydell & Brewer, Incorporated
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                                        • Publish Location: ➤  Woodbridge, Suffolk, UK - Rochester, NY

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                                        • First Year Published: 2007
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                                          45Word Origins... and How We Know Them

                                          Etymology for Everyone

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                                          • Language: English
                                          • Number of Pages: Median: 316
                                          • Publisher: ➤  Oxford University Press, Incorporated - Oxford University Press
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                                          • Publish Location: Oxford - New York

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                                          • First Year Published: 2005
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                                            46The little Oxford dictionary of current English

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                                            • Language: English
                                            • Number of Pages: Median: 696
                                            • Publisher: ➤  H. Milford - Clarendon P. - Clarendon Press - The Clarendon Press - Clarendon - Oxford University Press
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                                            • Publish Location: New York - London - Oxford

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                                            • First Year Published: 1930
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                                            47Reading the OED

                                            One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

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                                            • Language: English
                                            • Number of Pages: Median: 240
                                            • Publisher: ➤  Perigee - Perigee books - Penguin Group
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                                            • Publish Location: New York, USA

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                                            • First Year Published: 2008
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                                              48Exploring Medical Language

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                                              • Language: English
                                              • Number of Pages: Median: 758
                                              • Publisher: Mosby - C.V. Mosby
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                                              • First Year Published: 2001
                                              • Is Full Text Available: Yes
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                                                49The play of words

                                                fun & games for language lovers

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                                                • Number of Pages: Median: 274
                                                • Publisher: ➤  Atria - Simon & Schuster, Limited - Pocket Books
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                                                • Publish Location: New York

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                                                • First Year Published: 1990
                                                • Is Full Text Available: Yes
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                                                  50Frequency analysis of English vocabulary and grammar

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                                                  • Language: English
                                                  • Number of Pages: Median: 392
                                                  • Publisher: ➤  Oxford University Press, USA - Oxford University Press - Clarendon Press - OxFord University Press
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                                                  • Publish Location: ➤  New York - Oxford [England] - OxFord [England]

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                                                  • First Year Published: 1900
                                                  • Is Full Text Available: Yes
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