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Useless Etymology
Useless Etymology, Book
Offbeat Word Origins for Curious Minds
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Zafarris, Jess
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Adventures in Languageland
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Barnette, Martha
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Enough Is Enuf
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A (brief) History of the Simplified Spelling Movement and Our 500-year Quest to Make English Easier to Spell
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Henry, Gabe
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The Dictionary People
The Dictionary People, Book
The Unsung Heroes Who Created the Oxford English Dictionary
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Ogilvie, Sarah
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423.0922 Og4d 2023
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Literally
Literally, Book
Amazing Words and Where They Come From
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Skipworth, Patrick
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420.9 Sk36L 2020 CHILD
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