 | Made in America by Bill Bryson
Buy new: $10.79 / Used from: $3.58 This most enjoyable book on word origins focuses on the English language and how it was transformed in America; very informative and laugh-out-loud funny at times.
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 | The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson
Buy new: $10.19 / Used from: $2.48 Bill Bryson's sly sense of humor lights up this beginner's history of the English Language.
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 | The Compact Edition of The Oxford English Dictionary, Complete Text Reproduced Micrographically (in slipcase with reading glass) (v. 1-20)
Buy new: $341.95 / Used from: $161.17 THE ULTIMATE AUTHORITY on the English Language. Unfortunately, the price reflects it.
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 | The American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
Buy used from: $5.25 An excellent choice for a dictionary of American English. It contains regional, usage, and origin notes for additional interest along with the excellent definitions.
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 | Forgotten English by Jeffrey Kacirk
Buy new: $11.66 / Used from: $0.75 Perhaps not for everyone, but anyone who loves words and history will love this book about words that have fallen by the wayside of standard English use.
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 | Heavens to Betsy!: And Other Curious Sayings by Charles E. Funk
Buy used from: $0.01 While not definitive, this book is a fun exploration of some of the curious turns of phrase in English.
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 | When a Loose Cannon Flogs a Dead Horse There's the Devil to Pay: Seafaring Words in Everyday Speech by Olivia Isil
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $1.74 Lot's of fun.
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 | Amo, Amas, Amat and More (Hudson Group Books) by Eugene H. Ehrlich
Buy used from: $2.34 Amaze your friends, befuddle your enemies ; use Latin in everyday conversations!
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 | Veni, Vidi, Vici: Conquer Your Enemies, Impress Your Friends with Everyday Latin by Eugene Ehrlich
Buy new: $12.74 / Used from: $0.01 A companion book to Amo, Amas, Amat.
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 | Les Bons Mots: How to Amaze Tout Le Monde with Everyday French by Eugene Ehrlich
Buy new: $18.00 / Used from: $0.40 You too can sound cosmopolitan.
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 | Le Mot Juste: A Dictionary of Classical and Foreign Words and Phrases
Buy new: $10.36 / Used from: $0.14 Voila, a book to tell you what "Voila!" means.
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