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English language + Etymology
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The dictionary people, the unsung heroes who created the Oxford English dictionary, Sarah Ogilvie
The language of the King James Bible, a glossary explaining its words and expressions, [by] Melvin E. Elliott
Inventing English, a portable history of the language, Seth Lerer
A browser's dictionary, and native's guide to the unknown American language, John Ciardi. --
Spoonerisms, sycophants, and sops, Donald Chain Black
Take my word for it, more On language, from William Safire. --
Our magnificent bastard tongue, the untold history of English, John McWhorter
Et cetera, et cetera, notes of a word-watcher, by Lewis Thomas
A pleasure in words, by Eugene T. Maleska ; with a foreword by David B. Guralnik. --
Mother tongue, the surprising history of women's words, Jenni Nuttall
Jesse's word of the day, from abacinate to yonic, Jesse Sheidlower
Spellbound, the surprising origins and astonishing secrets of English spelling, James Essinger
From the horse's mouth, by Ann Nevins and Dan Nevins. --
Tenderfeet and ladyfingers, a visceral approach to words and their origins, Susan Kelz Sperling ; ill. by Michael Witte
The word detective, Evan Morris
Common phrases and where they come from, Myron Korach, in collaboration with John B. Mordock
Written in stone, a journey through the Stone Age and the origins of modern language, Christopher Stevens
Listening to America, an illustrated history of words and phrases from our lively and splendid past, by Stuart Berg Flexner. --
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