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Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The Delightful History of Food Language By Judith Tschann Cover Image
Romaine Wasn't Built in a Day: The...
By Judith Tschann
Take My Word for It: A Dictionary of English Idioms By Anatoly Liberman Cover Image
Take My Word for It: A Dictionary...
By Anatoly Liberman
A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented Languages By J. R. R. Tolkien, Dimitra Fimi (Editor), Andrew Higgins (Editor) Cover Image
A Secret Vice: Tolkien on Invented...
By J. R. R. Tolkien, Dimitra Fimi (Editor), Andrew Higgins (Editor)
A Little Book of Language (Little Histories) By David Crystal Cover Image
A Little Book of Language (Little...
By David Crystal
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll Through the Hidden Connections of the English Language By Mark Forsyth Cover Image
The Illustrated Etymologicon: A...
By Mark Forsyth
Words on the Move: Why English Won't - and Can't - Sit Still (Like, Literally) By John McWhorter Cover Image
Words on the Move: Why English Won...
By John McWhorter
The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets of the Perfect Turn of Phrase By Mark Forsyth Cover Image
The Elements of Eloquence: Secrets...
By Mark Forsyth
Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language, Learning, and Longing By Polly Barton Cover Image
Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language...
By Polly Barton
Émigrés: French Words That Turned English By Richard Scholar Cover Image
Émigrés: French Words That Turned...
By Richard Scholar

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