Topic - Language
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Dictionary of Fine Distinctions: Nuances, Niceties, and Subtle Shades of Meaning
$20.00 Add to cart“This delightful book is a tribute to the genius of the human mind for conceptual precision and the beauty of the English language in capturing it. It resolves a great deal of puzzlement over confusab… [more below]
- Author: Burnstein, Eli
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: April 09 2024
- ISBN10: 1454952350
- Language: English
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Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment for Every Day of the Year
$17.99 Read more- Author: Dent, Susie
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 416
- Publish Date: January 03 2023
- ISBN10: 1529311489
- Language: English
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Enough Is Enuf: Our Failed Attempts to Make English Easier to Spell
$28.00 Add to cartA brief and humorous 500-year history of the Simplified Spelling Movement from advocates like Ben Franklin, C. S. Lewis, and Mark Twain to texts and Twitter.
Why does the G in George sound different fr
- Author: Henry, Gabe
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 304
- Publish Date: April 15 2025
- ISBN10: 0063360217
- Language: English
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The Origin of Names, Words and Everything in Between: (Name Meanings, Fun Facts, Word Origins, Etymology)
$15.99 Add to cartName Meanings Explained
“From the casually curious to etymology junkies (or anyone who’s ever halted a conversation to search the internet for the origin of a word) this book will have something for ev
- Series: Origin of Names
- Author: Foote, Patrick
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 200
- Publish Date: June 15 2019
- ISBN10: 1642501387
- Language: English
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Damp Squids and Card Sharks: A Compendium of Commonly Confused Phrases and Linguistic Muddles
$21.99 Read moreThe English language can be very confusing. But it’s not rocket surgery. Damp Squids and Card Sharks is a fascinating suppository of false facts and common errors, a minefield of information.
Have I- Author: Anwood, Robert
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 128
- Publish Date: October 31 2023
- ISBN10: 1837830851
- Language: English
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Italian Without Words
$7.99 Add to cartYou don’t need words to speak Italian. All you really need is this unique “phrase book” of the most common Italian expressions, complete with authentic Italian gestures and body language. There’s no f… [more below]
- Author: Cangelosi, Don
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 100
- Publish Date: April 15 1989
- ISBN10: 0671677438
- Language: English
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You Can Do Anything, Magic Skeleton!: Monster Motivations to Move Your Butt and Get You to Do the Thing
$9.98 Add to cartIn the tradition of inspirational pick-me-ups like Lin-Manuel Miranda and Johnny Sun’s G’Morning, G’Night but with a Calvin & Hobbesian sensibility comes this whimsically nerdy spin, illustrated by Na… [more below]
- Author: Wendig, Chuck
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 208
- Publish Date: March 21 2023
- ISBN10: 0789344114
- Language: English
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The Little Book of Irishisms: Know the Irish through our Words
$14.99 Add to cartIf an Irish person said to you, “Gimmie that yoke,” would you think they were talking about an egg? If so, 99% of the time, you’d be wrong. How about banjaxed, bockety or craic? Any clue what they mea
- Author: Alexander, Aimee
- Binding: Paperback
- Page Count: 170
- Publish Date: March 02 2021
- ISBN10: 1914437004
- Language: English
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Blimey, I’m Knackered!: An American’s Survival Guide to British English
$24.00 Add to cartBrit Speak for Yanks!
Back in 1887, Oscar Wilde wrote, “We have really everything in common with America nowadays, except, of course, language.” One would think, in a world homogenized by technology- Author: Hall, Marshall
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 348
- Publish Date: August 31 2021
- ISBN10: 1945501499
- Language: English
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Et Tu, Brute?: The Best Latin Lines Ever
$20.00 Read moreHarry Mount and John Davie unlock the wisdom of the past in this light-hearted and fascinating book, revealing how ancient Latin can help us to live better in the present.
There are so many Latin phra- Author: Mount, Harry
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 272
- Publish Date: January 17 2023
- ISBN10: 1399400975
- Language: English
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A Guide to Midwestern Conversation
$16.99 Add to cartLearn (and love) the language of the landlocked in this bitingly funny illustrated guide to the common phrases and sentiments of the American Heartland, from the author of the McSweeney’s series “A Gu… [more below]
- Author: Phillips, Taylor Kay
- Binding: Hardcover
- Page Count: 144
- Publish Date: April 11 2023
- ISBN10: 1984861336
- Language: English
