The Word Detective Searching for the Meaning of It All at the Oxford English Dictionary |
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| Author:
| Simpson, John |
| ISBN: | 978-0-465-06069-6 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 2016 |
| Publisher: | Basic Books
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $27.99 |
Book Description:
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The former chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary describes his thirty-seven year journey through words, enlivened by entertaining and erudite digressions into the English language itself.
The former chief editor of the Oxford English Dictionary describes his thirty-seven year journey through words, enlivened by entertaining and erudite digressions into the English language itself.