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What in the Word?: Wordplay, Word Lore, and Answers to Your Peskiest Questions about Language - Elster, Charles Harrington
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Drawing upon esoteric sources and his own expertise, Elster uses a Q&A format to cover a variety of topics--word and phrase origins, slang, style, usage, punctuation, and pronunciation. Every chapter features original brainteasers, challenging puzzles, and a trove of literary trivia.

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What in the Word?: Wordplay, Word Lore, and Answers to Your Peskiest Questions about Language 2005, Collins Reference

ISBN-13: 9780156031974

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