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    It's a Wonderful Word20%

    It's a Wonderful Word

     by Albert Jack (Hardback - 03 Nov 2011, Published By Cornerstone )
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    Collects over 500 of the funniest-sounding and delightful words in the English language, and traces them back to their often puzzling origins. While brushing up on your gibberish or gobbledygook, this book helps you to discover why bastards should resent travelling salesmen and why you should never set down a tumbler before finishing your drink.. ..More
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    Filthy English: The How, Why, When and What of Everyday Swearing26%
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    Explores swearing and the impact of its acceptability on our language, our manners, and our society. This book considers how we have become more openly emotional, yet more wary about insulting others.. ..More
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    Mother Tongue21%

    Mother Tongue

     by Bill Bryson (Paperback - 01 Sep 2008, Published By Penguin Books Ltd )
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    Punctuation Matters21%

    Punctuation Matters

     by John Kirkman (Paperback - 05 Oct 2006, Published By Routledge )
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    Punctuation Matters: Advice on Punctuation for Scientific and Technical Writing. ..More
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    Writing at Good Hope: A Study of Negotiated Composition in a Community of Nurses33%
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    Writing at Good Hope: A Study of Negotiated Composition in a Community of Nurses. ..More
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    Effective Technical Communication: A Guide for Scientists and Engineers1%
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    Effective Technical Communication: A Guide for Scientists and Engineers. ..More
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    Effective Writing for Health Professionals10%
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    Effective Writing for Health Professionals: A Practial Guide to Getting Published. ..More
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    Effective Writing: Improving Scientific, Technical and Business Communication10%
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    Writing at Good Hope: A Study of Negotiated Composition in a Community of Nurses33%
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    How to Write & Present Technical Information: Third Edition33%
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    How to Write & Present Technical Information: Third Edition. ..More
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    Red Herrings and White Elephants21%

    Red Herrings and White Elephants

     by Albert Jack (Hardback - 08 Oct 2004, Published By Blake Publishing )
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    Bold as brass, cold feet, cock and bull, off the cuff, red herrings and white elephants. We use these phrases every day and yet have only the vaguest idea of where many of them come from.. ..More
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    Why is Q Always Followed by U?: Word-Perfect Answers to the Most-Asked Questions About Language21%
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    Did you know that 'Blighty' comes from an ancient Arabic word? Or that Liberace cried his way to the bank so many times people think he came up with the phrase? And that 'cloud nine' started out as 'cloud seven' in the speakeasies of '30s America? This title helps you discover the truth that lies behind the cock-and-bull stories.. ..More
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    Ad Infinitum

    Ad Infinitum

     by Nicholas Ostler (Paperback - 29 Oct 2009, Published By Harper Collins Paperbacks )
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    An in-depth biography of the Latin language from its very beginnings to the present day from the widely acclaimed author of 'Empires of the Word'.. ..More
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    Technical Communication15%

    Technical Communication

     by Meenakshi Raman, Sangeeta Sharma (PAPERBACK - 01 Aug 2008, Published By Oxford Univ Pr )
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