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Words Gone Wild: Puns, Puzzles, Poesy, Palaver, Persiflage, and Poppycock
Words Gone Wild: Puns, Puzzles, Poesy, Palaver, Persiflage, and Poppycock
Bernhard, Jim *
3.57
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Mar 05, 2012
Mar 03, 2012
 
International Dictionary of Obscenities: A Guide to Dirty Words and Indecent Expressions in Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian
International Dictionary of Obscenities: A Guide to Dirty Words and Indecent Expressions in Spanish, Italian, French, German, Russian
Kunitskaya-Peterson, Christina
3.77
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Mar 03, 2012
 
Talk Dirty French: Beyond Merde: the Curses, Slang, and Street Lingo You Need to Know When You Speak Francais
Talk Dirty French: Beyond Merde: the Curses, Slang, and Street Lingo You Need to Know When You Speak Francais
Munier, Alexis
4.06
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Mar 03, 2012
 
The Language Wars: A History of Proper English
The Language Wars: A History of Proper English
Hitchings, Henry
3.73
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Feb 14, 2012
Feb 14, 2012
 
The Dean's English: A Criticism On The Dean Of Canterbury's Essays On The Queen's English (1865)
The Dean's English: A Criticism On The Dean Of Canterbury's Essays On The Queen's English (1865)
Moon, George Washington
4.00
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Feb 09, 2012
Feb 09, 2012
 
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
Bellos, David
3.77
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Feb 09, 2012
Feb 09, 2012
 
Schott's Quintessential Miscellany (Indispensable Irrelevance)
Schott's Quintessential Miscellany
Schott, Ben
3.92
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Feb 07, 2012
Feb 07, 2012
 
The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us
The Secret Life of Pronouns: What Our Words Say About Us
Pennebaker, James W.
3.67
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Dec 28, 2011
Feb 05, 2012
 
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Babel No More: The Search for the World's Most Extraordinary Language Learners
Erard, Michael *
3.53
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Jan 29, 2012
Feb 02, 2012
 
You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
You Are What You Speak: Grammar Grouches, Language Laws, and the Politics of Identity
Greene, Robert Lane
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Aug 08, 2011
Jul 03, 2011
 
There's a Word for It: The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900
There's a Word for It: The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900
Steinmetz, Sol
3.63
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Oct 25, 2010
Aug 28, 2010
 
I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech
I Love It When You Talk Retro: Hoochie Coochie, Double Whammy, Drop a Dime, and the Forgotten Origins of American Speech
Keyes, Ralph
3.45
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Oct 25, 2010
Aug 28, 2010
 
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages
Deutscher, Guy
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Oct 02, 2010
Aug 28, 2010
 
Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols
Secret Language: Codes, Tricks, Spies, Thieves, and Symbols
Blake, Barry J.
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Aug 16, 2010
Aug 10, 2010
 
In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World
In Other Words: A Language Lover's Guide to the Most Intriguing Words Around the World
Moore, C.J. *
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Apr 20, 2010
Apr 22, 2010
 
Ser Y Estar: El Sistema Atributivo Del Español
Ser Y Estar: El Sistema Atributivo Del Español
Navas Ruiz, Ricardo
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Dec 2009
Apr 21, 2010
 
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
McWhorter, John
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Feb 2010
Feb 01, 2010
 
Walking English: A Journey in Search of Language
Walking English: A Journey in Search of Language
Crystal, David
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Jan 02, 2010
Jan 06, 2010
 
Hablar por los codos (Spanish Edition)
Hablar por los codos
Vranic, Gordana
4.44
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Nov 05, 2009
Nov 05, 2009
 
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World
I'm Not Hanging Noodles on Your Ears and Other Intriguing Idioms From Around the World
Bhalla, Jag
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Sep 11, 2009
Aug 19, 2009
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