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Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling
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A History of the English Language
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Vulgar Tongues
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Forgotten English: A Merry Guide to Antiquated Words, Packed with History, Fun Facts, Literary Excerpts, and Charming Drawings
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The Story of English
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The Stories of English
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Making a Point: The Pernickety Story of English Punctuation
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English
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The Meaning of Everything: The Story of the Oxford English Dictionary
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Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk
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The Welsh Language: A History
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