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008 170707s2018 nyu b 000 0 eng d
040 _aBTCTA
_beng
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020 _a9781101970263
020 _a110197026X
035 _a(OCoLC)993419015
092 _a413.028
_bS783
049 _aNFGA
100 1 _aStamper, Kory,
_eauthor.
_9325429
245 1 0 _aWord by word :
_bthe secret life of dictionaries /
_cKory Stamper.
250 _aFirst Vintage Books [paperback] edition
264 1 _aNew York :
_bVintage Books,
_c2018.
300 _axiii, 300 pages ;
_c21 cm
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier
520 _aDo you have strong feelings about the word irregardless ? Have you ever tried to define the word is ? Brimming with intelligence and personality, this vastly entertaining account of how dictionaries are made is a must-read for word mavens.
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 279-284) and index.
650 0 _aLexicography
_xHistory.
_9325430
650 0 _aEncyclopedias and dictionaries
_xHistory and criticism.
_9218496
650 0 _aLexicographers.
_9354501
994 _aC0
_bNFG
999 _c269970
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