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Opening a Can of Words
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A collection of weird, wacky words and their origins shows readers how to improve their vocabulary and offers a brief history of the evolution of many well-known words and expressions. Original.
By Evelyn Simons, Scott Simons and Martha Underwood (illustrator)
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9780812520484 | Reissue edition (Tom Doherty Assoc Llc, August 1, 1994), cover price $3.50 | About this edition: Traces the origin of common English words, and looks at slang words, collective nouns, tongue twisters, acronyms, riddles, and palindromes

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