The Word's Gotten OutEspy, comic poet, word maven, punster, and raconteur, has compiled another of his delightful romps through the English language. A book for anyone who enjoys words and language and the mischief you can make with them. |
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... language ] even though I am referred to in that splendid language as " fella belong Mrs. Queen . " -THE DUKE OF Edinburgh , ADDRESSING AN ENGLISH - SPEAKING UNION CONFERENCE AT OTTAWA AN N ARTICLE BY PAUL JENNINGS , torn from an uniden ...
... language ] even though I am referred to in that splendid language as " fella belong Mrs. Queen . " -THE DUKE OF Edinburgh , ADDRESSING AN ENGLISH - SPEAKING UNION CONFERENCE AT OTTAWA AN N ARTICLE BY PAUL JENNINGS , torn from an uniden ...
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... language protect . Du liebe Zeit ! How so had one to me this say could - might - dared - should . I am indeed the truest friend of the German language - and not only now , but from long since - yes , before twenty years already . And ...
... language protect . Du liebe Zeit ! How so had one to me this say could - might - dared - should . I am indeed the truest friend of the German language - and not only now , but from long since - yes , before twenty years already . And ...
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... language ; Kuzzilibash , a Turkish dialect ; Jalloof , language of a Senegal tribe ; Miao , the dialect of China's Hunan province ; Yairy - Yairy and Watty - Watty , two Australian dialects of New South Wales . -GARY JENNINGS Love ...
... language ; Kuzzilibash , a Turkish dialect ; Jalloof , language of a Senegal tribe ; Miao , the dialect of China's Hunan province ; Yairy - Yairy and Watty - Watty , two Australian dialects of New South Wales . -GARY JENNINGS Love ...
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