The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

The Disheveled Dictionary: A Curious Caper Through Our Sumptuous Lexicon

by Karen Elizabeth Gordon

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A fascinating journey inside the mysteries of the English language celebrates the rich diversity of speech and the overall sensuality of language, both in the most obscure of words and in the most common.

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