Ayto John

A Global Agenda: Issues Before the 56th General Assembly of the United Nations (Book)

Diana Ayton-Shenker;John Tessitore

ISBN:9780742516496

This annual publication provides readers with the most accurate, complete, and up-to-date information on the work of the United Nations. Designed to serve international affairs experts...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:368

USD $74.05

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Bloomsbury Dictionary of Euphemisms (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780747550457

This is a guide to the use of euphemisms and art of polite conversatiion. Over 3000 euphemisms are presented in contextual essays under such headings as funerals...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:332

USD $21.41

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Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase & Fable (Book)

Crofton Ian; Ayto John

ISBN:9780550105646

Focusing on the English of the 20th and 21st centuries, this impressive volume examines the linguistic and cultural significance of over 7,500 popular words and phrases. Its highly browsable encyclopedic entries cover topics as diverse as catchphrases...more details
Format:Hardback  Pages:853

USD $44.83

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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase & Fable (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780061121203

"Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable" is one of the world's best-loved reference books. First published in 1870, this treasury of 'words that have a story to tell' has established itself as one of the great reference classics the first port of call for tens of thousands of terms...more details
Format:Hardcover  Pages:1523

USD $59.02

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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable 17th Edition (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780304368006

First published in 1870, Ebenezer Bobham Brewer's treasury of 'words that tell a story' is one of the world's best-loved reference books. At the heart of the dictionary lie entries on the meaning and origin of a vast range of words and expressions...more details
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Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase And Fable 17th Edition (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780304357833

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Dictionary of Word Origins: Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9781559702140

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Format:Paperback  Pages:592

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Dictionary of Word Origins: The Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words (Book)

John Ayton

ISBN:9781611450538

What is the link between map and apron, acrobat and oxygen, zeal and jealousy, flour and pollen, secret and crime? Did you know that crimson originally comes from the name of tiny scale insects...more details
Format:Paperback  Pages:592

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Encyclopedia of Surnames (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780713681444

The Encyclopedia of Surnames is not just another dictionary! With entertaining coverage of more than 7...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:342

USD $26.29

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From the Horse's Mouth: Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780199543793

Did you know that "taken aback" was adopted from nautical terminology? Or that "having an axe to grind" originated in a story told by Benjamin Franklin? These and many other idioms are explained and put into context in the delightful third edition of the Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms.
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Format:Hardcover  Pages:408

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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780199543786

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Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780199232055

Slang is language with its sleeves rolled up, colorful, pointed, brash, bristling with humor and sometimes with hostility. Now, in Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:408

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Wobbly Bits and Other Euphemisms (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780713678406

Wobbly Bits is the essential guide to polite conversation.

Covering everything from the politically incorrect to the seriously taboo...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:352

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WORD ORIGIN (Book)

John Ayto

ISBN:9780713674989

The average contemporary English speaker knows 50,000 words. Yet stripped down to its origins, this apparently huge vocabulary is in reality much smaller...more details
Format:Paperback / softback  Pages:554

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