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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
The Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1538
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Official organ of the book trade of the United Kingdom.
Nautical Magazine
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Languages : en
Pages : 586
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Bookseller and the Stationery Trades' Journal
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Languages : en
Pages : 644
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Pages : 644
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... Catalogue of Printed Books
Author: British Museum. Department of Printed Books
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Category : English literature
Languages : en
Pages : 674
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Publishers' Circular and Booksellers' Record of British and Foreign Literature
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Languages : en
Pages : 716
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Languages : en
Pages : 716
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The Athenaeum
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Languages : en
Pages : 878
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Pages : 878
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Port Out, Starboard Home
Author: Michael Quinion
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141909048
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
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Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb? These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever people meet. They grow up in part because expressions are often genuinely mysterious. Why, for example, are satisfying meals 'square' rather than any other shape? And how did anyone ever come up with the idea that if you're competent at something you can 'cut the mustard'? Michael Quinion here retells many of the more bizarre tales, and explains their real origins where they're known. This is a fascinating treasure-trove of fiction and fact for anyone interested in language.
Publisher: Penguin UK
ISBN: 0141909048
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
Languages : en
Pages : 304
Book Description
Can it really be true that 'golf' stands for 'Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden'? Or that 'rule of thumb' comes from an archaic legal principle that a man may chastise his wife, but only with a rod no thicker than his thumb? These and hundreds of other stories are commonly told and retold whenever people meet. They grow up in part because expressions are often genuinely mysterious. Why, for example, are satisfying meals 'square' rather than any other shape? And how did anyone ever come up with the idea that if you're competent at something you can 'cut the mustard'? Michael Quinion here retells many of the more bizarre tales, and explains their real origins where they're known. This is a fascinating treasure-trove of fiction and fact for anyone interested in language.
The Athenaeum
Author: James Silk Buckingham
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Languages : en
Pages : 896
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Languages : en
Pages : 896
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Publishers' circular and booksellers' record
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Languages : en
Pages : 1918
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Languages : en
Pages : 1918
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The Bookseller
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1748
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Category : Bibliography
Languages : en
Pages : 1748
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