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A Century of New Words by John Ayto
$32.95 AUD
Category: Reference
Take a fascinating journey from plastic (1909) to podcasting (2004). This vivid picture of the last 105 years is based on John Ayto's critically acclaimed Twentieth Century Words, and was published in hardback as Movers and Shakers: A chronology of words that shaped our age. It offers a selection of the ...Show more
Brewer's Dictionary of Modern Phrase and Fable by John Ayto
$70.00 AUD
Category: Reference
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, buzzwords, characters from film, TV and literature, ...Show more
Brewer's Dictionary of Phrase and Fable (17th ed.) by Ebenezer Cobham Brewer & John Ayto
$55.00 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Brewer's ... Ser.
First published in 1870, Ebenezer Cobham 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, from everyday English phrases to Latin tags. For the 17 ...Show more
Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins. by John Ayto
$27.95 AUD
Category: Information Books | Series: UK Bestselling Dictionaries Ser.
This new paperback edition of the Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins gives an engaging insight into the origins of the everyday language we use. It provides additional language support and information through funny and absorbing word histories, feature entries on especially curious, 'yucky', and ' ...Show more
The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink by John Ayto
$24.95 AUD
Category: Food & Wine
Did you know that 'croissant' literally means 'crescent' or that oranges are native to China? Do you realize that the word 'pie' has been around for seven hundred years in English or that 'toast' comes from the Latin word for 'scorch'? From absinthe to zabaglione, this lively guide presents the meaning ...Show more
The Oxford Dictionary of Modern Slang by John Ayto
$26.95 AUD
Category: Reference | Series: Oxford Paperback Reference
From ambulance chaser to zoot suit, this is the most authoritative and up-to-date dictionary of twentieth-century slang. Drawing on the resources of the Oxford English Dictionary, and packed with illustrative quotations from John Lennon to Woody Allen, it is a comprehensive and entertaining collection o ...Show more
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