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To coin a phrase

a dictionary of origins

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Edwin Radford
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An edition of To Coin a Phrase (1973)

To coin a phrase

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This book was the original conception of Edwin Radford, who, among other activities as an author and journalist, found time to edit for some years the 'Live Letters' feature column of the Daily Mirror. During that time he received thousands of letters asking "Why do we say it?" and spent many hours in research to find the fascinating answer. This book was the result of his studies, a unique analysis of the language we speak rather than the language of books - what people really say and the reasons why. Now enjoying his active retirement too much to devote the time to the revision necessary since the years of its first publication, he has entrusted the task to a colleague, Alan Smith.

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Macmillan
Language
English
Pages
281

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Subjects
Dictionaries, English language, Etymology, Terms and phrases, Language & Linguistics, English, Semantics (meaning), English language, etymology, dictionaries, English language, terms and phrases, English language, etymology

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To Coin a Phrase
September 14, 1989, Pan Macmillan
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To coin a phrase: a dictionary of origins.
1989, Papermac
in English - New ed / Edwin Radford and Alan Smith.
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To coin a phrase: a dictionary of origins
1981, Macmillan
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To Coin a Phrase (Papermacs)
August 1981, Papermac
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To coin a phrase: a dictionary of origins
1974, Arrow Books
in English - Arrow ed. / edited and revised by Alan Smith.
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To coin a phrase: a dictionary of origins.
1973, Hutchinson
in English - Revised ed.; edited and revised by Alan Smith.
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Originally published: London; Hutchinson, 1973.

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Dewey Decimal Class
422
Library of Congress
PE1571

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ix,281p. ;
Number of pages
281

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OL22060723M
ISBN 10
0333316436
OCLC/WorldCat
14269916
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1865194
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1989656

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