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An obsessive word lover’s account of reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover. “I’m reading the OED so you don’t have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on...” So reports Ammon Shea, the tireless,... read more
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- Ammon Shea (Author)
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Original Language: English
Publisher: Perigee
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0399533982
Page Count: 240
Publisher: Perigee
Country: Add the country of publication.
Publication Date: 2008
ISBN: 0399533982
Page Count: 240
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- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 423.028
Subjects edit
- Books › Reference › Encyclopedias › History
- Books › Reference › Words & Language › Reference
- Books › Reference › Words & Language › Etymology
- Books › Reference › Encyclopedias › Art
- Books › Reference › Dictionaries & Thesauruses
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