Words on Words: A Dictionary for Writers and Others who Care about Words

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Columbia University Press, 1980 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 405 pages
Lists words and terms, useful to journalists and students of the English language, including etymology, usage, and interesting facts.
 

Contents

Section 1
1
Section 2
56
Section 3
82
Section 4
122
Section 5
140
Section 6
158
Section 7
172
Section 8
182
Section 13
256
Section 14
266
Section 15
275
Section 16
313
Section 17
323
Section 18
363
Section 19
379
Section 20
392

Section 9
213
Section 10
218
Section 11
222
Section 12
234
Section 21
403
Section 22
404
Section 23
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