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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language

by David Crystal

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Peter dohan said: " I am dipping into the 1993 hardback edition; it is not a book to read through cover to cover. open any page and be amazed. it is an unusually well-crafted book - a treasure trove, indeed, with pieces of eight on every page. I am heading to the far ea ...more "

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