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100 1 _aBrandreth, Gyles Daubeney,
_d1948-
245 0 0 _aThe joy of lex :
_bhow to have fun with 860,341,500 words /
_cGyles Brandreth ; illustrated by George Moran.
250 _aFirst edition.
264 1 _aNew York :
_bMorrow,
_c1980.
300 _a310 pages :
_billustrations ;
_c25 cm.
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent.
337 _aunmediated
_bn
_2rdamedia.
338 _avolume
_bnc
_2rdacarrier.
520 _aWhile others may bemoan the sorry state of the English language, Gyles Brandeth shows here that our common tongue is alive, full of variety and possibilities.
650 1 0 _aEnglish language
_xEtymology.
650 1 0 _aVocabulary.
650 1 0 _aWord games.
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