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Dickson's Word Treasury: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words by Paul Dickson (Paperback, 1992)

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Will appeal to anyone who enjoys language or who wants to learn new and interesting words. Includes 58 collections of words, from Acronyms to Written Words. There is a wealth of new material, including brand new sections on animalisms'' (e.g., bullpen, '' catnap, '' as the crow flies, '' and more); words stemming from family folklore; a glossary for decoding journalese; colorful and intriguing slogans; a behind-the-scenes look at how dictionaries are researched and prepared. Includes the Guiness Book of World Records collection of over 2,000 synonyms for the word drunk.''

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John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN-13
9780471551683
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94871537

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Book Title
Dickson's Word Treasury: A Connoisseur's Collection of Old and New, Weird and Wonderful, Useful and Outlandish Words
Author
Paul Dickson
Format
Paperback
Language
English
Topic
Education
Publication Year
1992
Type
Dictionary
Genre
Humor
Number of Pages
384 Pages

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227mm
Item Width
152mm
Item Weight
482g

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Paul Dickson
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United States

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