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Hardcover:
9781906388997 | B T Batsford Ltd, September 6, 2011, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Perfect for military history buffs and Anglophiles, this treasury of wartime slogans captures the unconquerable spirit of the British people one phrase at a time.
9780198241386, titled "Models of Language Acquisition: Inductive and Deductive Approaches" | Oxford Univ Pr, July 1, 2000, cover price $85.00 | also contains Models of Language Acquisition: Inductive and Deductive Approaches
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9780304367993 | Cassell, June 8, 2006, cover price $34.95
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9780550105479 | Chambers Harrap Pub Ltd, November 30, 2010, cover price $24.95
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9781905400744 | Natl Trust, June 1, 2009, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: In this nostalgic and intriguing examination of the familiar phrases that become embedded in the daily lexicons of many households, Nigel Rees attempts to explain how and from where these colorful sayings have become the common go-to phrases for so many families.
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9780007214532 | Collins Harvill, October 30, 2006, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Suitable for those captivated by language and our ability to abuse it.
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9780007214549, titled "A Man About A Dog: Euphemisms and Other Examples of Verbal Squeamishness" | Harper Uk, May 1, 2008, cover price $15.95 | About this edition: Quentin Crisp once quipped that "euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
9780007240975 | Harpercollins Pub Ltd, March 1, 2007, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: Quentin Crisp once quipped that "euphemisms are unpleasant truths wearing diplomatic cologne.
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9780007249350 | Harper Uk, September 28, 2007, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Over the last 30 years, hundreds of thousands of listeners of Quote…Unquote have written to Nigel Rees to share informal sayings from everyday life.
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9780007155934 | Harper Uk, October 31, 2004, cover price $29.99 | About this edition: Provides the origins, meanings, and usage of over 6,000 English-language expressions from such sources as idioms, nicknames, slogans, quotations, and catchphrases.
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9780007220878, titled "A Word in Your Shell-like: 6,000 Curious & Everyday Phrases Explained" | Collins, April 1, 2007, cover price $18.95 | About this edition: Provides an entertaining guide to the wonderful world of phrases, familiar and unfamiliar.
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9780304368037 | Cassell, November 30, 2005, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Presents a collection of curious and humorous epitaphs and memorials, with information on the historical background and the source of the epitaph.
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9780304366859 | Cassell, August 1, 2005, cover price $14.95
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9780304357208 | Cassell, October 1, 2001, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Who told novelist H.
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9780304365883 | Cassell, October 1, 2003, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Whatever the subject, someone has said something wise, witty, sarcastic or silly about it.
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9780304362257 | New edition (Cassell, May 1, 2002), cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Have any idea where the word "nerd" came from, or "twerp"?
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9780304353699 | Cassell, December 1, 2000, cover price $29.95 | About this edition: Collects over 4,000 quotations and common mis-quotations from the silent-movie era to the present, including movie lines and statements by or about stars, directors, and others from the motion picture industry.
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9780304362240 | Cassell, May 1, 2002, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: "Memorable one-liners, famous throw-aways and iconic statements by filmmakers and actors (speaking in character and off-screen).
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9780304348480 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, October 1, 1997, cover price $34.95 | About this edition: An annotated guide to quotations, this textbook provides a collection of the most familiar sayings in the English-speaking world.
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9780304351923 | Cassell, April 1, 2000, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: ".
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9780304351954 | Cassell, March 1, 2000, cover price $19.95 | About this edition: ".
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9780304350957 | Cassell, March 1, 1999, cover price $27.95 | About this edition: Every conceivable aspect of life is covered in this treasury of the funniest quotations and the wittiest remarks on record.
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9780304343973 | Cassell, May 1, 1995, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Provides a source of information on over 2000 problematic quotations, discussing the background, highlighting popular misconceptions and correcting common misquotations.
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9780304348329 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, March 1, 1998, cover price $14.95 | About this edition: This dictionary of more than 2000 quotations provides information on a wide range of problematic quotations.
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9780304348039 | Sterling Pub Co Inc, March 1, 1997, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Do you have any idea where the word "nerd" came from, or "twerp"?
9780304320509, titled "The Cassell Dictionary of Word and Phrase Origins" | Cassell, March 1, 1993, cover price $17.95
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9780304349654, titled "Cassell Dictionary of Word & Phrase Origins" | Rev exp edition (Cassell, January 1, 1998), cover price $14.95 | About this edition: A dictionary that aims to explain the etymology of expressions such as "hand over fist", "take a rain-check" and "don't teach your grandmother to suck eggs".
Product Description: Almost every family has them: sayings that are a kind of private language and which, in many cases, continue in use across the generations. These family sayings are often impenetrable to outsiders, but there is also a rich vein of domestic catch phrase that is common to many families, and it is this that Nigel Rees celebrates in As We Say In Our House...read more
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9780860517665 | Robson Book Ltd, October 1, 1997, cover price $24.00 | About this edition: Almost every family has them: sayings that are a kind of private language and which, in many cases, continue in use across the generations.
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9780860519997 | Robson Book Ltd, October 1, 1997, cover price $9.95 | About this edition: Almost every family has them: sayings that are a kind of private language and which, in many cases, continue in use across the generations.
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9780304347889 | Cassell, August 1, 1996, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: A guide to the myriad popular expressions and sayings which are used in the English language, this dictionary explains the meanings of 1200 expressions, from traditional sayings to current jargon.
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9780304346981 | Cassell, August 1, 1996, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Sick and tired of cliches?
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9780304345632 | Cassell, August 1, 1995, cover price $21.95 | About this edition: This guide to common catchphrases not only explains the meanings of some 1200 expressions, but also shows where they come from and the reason for their popularity.
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9780304344222 | Reprint edition (Cassell, December 1, 1994), cover price $8.95 | About this edition: Why do we say a person is the "spitting image" of someone else, or "take a rain check"?
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9780786700806 | Carroll & Graf Pub, August 1, 1994, cover price $11.95 | About this edition: A collection of epitaphs and memorials, chiefly from the English-speaking world, noteworthy either for their text or for the prominence of their subject, with information on the historical background and the source of the epitaph
Product Description: Writing on manners has traditionally consisted of earnest and worthy advice on such arcane topics as how to address a divorced Earl's wife's brother or how best to dispose of cherry stones while dining at Buckingham Palace. This book adopts a questioning approach to modern manners and conventional etiquette and is designed to deal with the more everyday problems of behaviour in today's world...read more
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9780747512080 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, April 1, 1994, cover price $24.95 | About this edition: Writing on manners has traditionally consisted of earnest and worthy advice on such arcane topics as how to address a divorced Earl's wife's brother or how best to dispose of cherry stones while dining at Buckingham Palace.
Hardcover:
9780747514268 | Bloomsbury Pub Ltd, February 1, 1994, cover price $17.95
Paperback:
9780440208242 | Dell Pub Co, July 1, 1991, cover price $5.99
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