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Books for Language Lovers
Words, Words, WordsWords, Words, Words by David Crystal
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Word stories
Balderdash and PiffleBalderdash and Piffle by Alex Games
Buy new: £8.39 / Used from: £1.14
Great TV series
Movers and Shakers: A Chronology of Words That Shaped Our AgeMovers and Shakers: A Chronology of Words That Shaped Our Age by John Ayto
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The history of popular words
Gallimaufry: A Hodge-podge of Our Vanishing VocabularyGallimaufry: A Hodge-podge of Our Vanishing Vocabulary by Michael Quinion
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The Lost Words
The Language ReportThe Language Report
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New Words for 2006
I Wish I'd Said That: A Little Book of Humorous QuotationsI Wish I'd Said That: A Little Book of Humorous Quotations
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Endlessly entertaining
Beyond Words: How Language Reveals the Way We Live NowBeyond Words: How Language Reveals the Way We Live Now by John Humphrys
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A thoroughly enjoyable grumble
Eats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to PunctuationEats, Shoots & Leaves: The Zero Tolerance Approach to Punctuation by Lynne Truss
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The zero tolerance classic
Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and LeftFight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left by David Crystal
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The other side of the argument