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The Elements of Style The Elements of Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 88,408 ratings — published 1918
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Japanese for Dummies Japanese for Dummies (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 305 ratings — published 2011
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Wheelock's Latin Wheelock's Latin (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 1,826 ratings — published 1956
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Cassell's Latin Dictionary Cassell's Latin Dictionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.25 — 213 ratings — published 1854
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Greek Grammar Greek Grammar (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.49 — 170 ratings — published 1956
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The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary The Bantam New College Latin & English Dictionary (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 256 ratings — published 1983
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The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales The Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 223,602 ratings — published 1812
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Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar Allen and Greenough's New Latin Grammar (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.25 — 161 ratings — published 1903
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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 9,584 ratings — published 2019
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The Book of Codes: Understanding the World of Hidden Messages: An Illustrated Guide to Signs, Symbols, Ciphers, and Secret Languages The Book of Codes: Understanding the World of Hidden Messages: An Illustrated Guide to Signs, Symbols, Ciphers, and Secret Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.97 — 177 ratings — published 2009
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Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: With Topical Index Vine's Complete Expository Dictionary of Old and New Testament Words: With Topical Index (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.52 — 1,591 ratings — published 1981
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Collins Latin Concise Dictionary (Collins Language) Collins Latin Concise Dictionary (Collins Language)
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avg rating 3.84 — 49 ratings — published 2003
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The Red Pocket Book of Spanish Verbs : 333 Fully Conjugated Verbs The Red Pocket Book of Spanish Verbs : 333 Fully Conjugated Verbs (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.08 — 13 ratings — published 2003
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501 Spanish Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged 501 Spanish Verbs: Fully Conjugated in All the Tenses in a New Easy-To-Learn Format Alphabetically Arranged (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 1,172 ratings — published 1963
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The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español) The New World Spanish/English, English/Spanish Dictionary (El New World Diccionario español/inglés, inglés/español)
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avg rating 4.35 — 82 ratings — published 1996
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Arabic English Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (English and Arabic Edition) Arabic English Dictionary of Modern Written Arabic (English and Arabic Edition)
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avg rating 4.51 — 339 ratings — published 1961
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The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots The American Heritage Dictionary of Indo-European Roots (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.44 — 183 ratings — published 1985
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 665 ratings — published 1987
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Correct Your Spanish Blunders: How to Avoid 99% of the Common Mistakes Made by Learners of Spanish Correct Your Spanish Blunders: How to Avoid 99% of the Common Mistakes Made by Learners of Spanish (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.34 — 41 ratings — published 2004
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Garner's Modern American Usage Garner's Modern American Usage (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.60 — 1,075 ratings — published 1998
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The Associated Press Stylebook The Associated Press Stylebook (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.24 — 2,530 ratings — published 1977
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Conversational Tagalog: A Functional-Situational Approach Conversational Tagalog: A Functional-Situational Approach (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.27 — 26 ratings — published 1985
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The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon The Brown-Driver-Briggs Hebrew and English Lexicon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 647 ratings — published 1906
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Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek Lexical Aids for Students of New Testament Greek (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 420 ratings — published 1955
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An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon An Intermediate Greek-English Lexicon (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.42 — 296 ratings — published 1889
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Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.18 — 9,556 ratings — published 2017
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[0190491485] [9780190491482] Garner's Modern English Usage 4th Edition-Hardcover [0190491485] [9780190491482] Garner's Modern English Usage 4th Edition-Hardcover (Unknown Binding)
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avg rating 0.0 — 0 ratings — published
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The Big Book Of Words You Should Know To Sound Smart: A Guide for Aspiring Intellectuals The Big Book Of Words You Should Know To Sound Smart: A Guide for Aspiring Intellectuals (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.68 — 25 ratings — published 2015
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The Best Punctuation Book, Period The Best Punctuation Book, Period (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.39 — 544 ratings — published 2014
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The Language-Lover's Lexipedia: An A-Z of Linguistic Curiosities The Language-Lover's Lexipedia: An A-Z of Linguistic Curiosities (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.31 — 161 ratings — published 2025
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The Most Common Mistakes in English Usage The Most Common Mistakes in English Usage (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 65 ratings — published 1971
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The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting (Spiral-bound)
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avg rating 4.27 — 400 ratings — published 1951
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The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases The Well-Spoken Thesaurus: The Most Powerful Ways to Say Everyday Words and Phrases (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.18 — 358 ratings — published 2011
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English Grammar in Use With Answers: Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students English Grammar in Use With Answers: Reference and Practice for Intermediate Students (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.32 — 1,992 ratings — published 1985
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A Word a Day: 365 Words to Enhance Your Vocabulary A Word a Day: 365 Words to Enhance Your Vocabulary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.74 — 38 ratings — published 2019
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Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek Oxford Grammar of Classical Greek (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.13 — 86 ratings — published 2001
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The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek The Cambridge Grammar of Classical Greek (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.29 — 7 ratings — published
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Oxford Latin Dictionary Oxford Latin Dictionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.80 — 10 ratings — published 2012
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The Chicago Manual of Style The Chicago Manual of Style (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.72 — 18 ratings — published
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Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers Essential English for Journalists, Editors and Writers (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.12 — 153 ratings — published 1972
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But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?: Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A But Can I Start a Sentence with "But"?: Advice from the Chicago Style Q&A (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.27 — 134 ratings — published 2016
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The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing) The Chicago Guide to Fact-Checking (Chicago Guides to Writing, Editing, and Publishing)
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avg rating 4.14 — 109 ratings — published 2016
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Mastering Spanish Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach (Mastering Vocabulary Series) (English and Spanish Edition) Mastering Spanish Vocabulary: A Thematic Approach (Mastering Vocabulary Series) (English and Spanish Edition)
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avg rating 4.25 — 51 ratings — published 1995
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Teach Yourself Afrikaans (Teach Yourself Complete Courses) Teach Yourself Afrikaans (Teach Yourself Complete Courses)
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avg rating 3.58 — 19 ratings — published 2005
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Teach Yourself Afrikaans Complete Course Teach Yourself Afrikaans Complete Course (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.59 — 22 ratings — published 1988
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 124,416 ratings — published 1998
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A Sanskrit Reader: Text and Vocabulary and Notes A Sanskrit Reader: Text and Vocabulary and Notes (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.33 — 21 ratings — published 1888
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The Story of the Cornish Language The Story of the Cornish Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.79 — 14 ratings — published 1974
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Studies in South Asian Linguistics: Sinhala and Other South Asian Languages Studies in South Asian Linguistics: Sinhala and Other South Asian Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 5.00 — 2 ratings — published 1998
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