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XIX 1 Brashear, William Hocus Pocus XIX 1 Bernstein, Marc A. A Toast: To the Tautology XIX 1 Lowrey, Burling Investigating the Racqueteers XIX 1 Swift, Bob Join Me For a Spell XIX 1 Carver, Craig M. Etymology as Educated Guess XIX 1 Simpson, David L. Of...
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Reading the Traces of James Murray in the Oxford English Dictionary – Finding and enjoying the strong personality of James Murray through his OED definitions. by John Considine Assing Around – The many collocations and meanings of assand arse. by Jessy...
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