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Eric Partridge

1894 - 1979

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  • Cover of: Usage and abusage: a guide to good English

    First published in 1942 34 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition usageabusage0000unse Cover of edition usageabusagegui00part
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  • Cover of: Slang to-day and yesterday: with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American and Australian slang.

    First published in 1933 15 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition slangtodayyester00part
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of historical slang.

    First published in 1972 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: colloquialisms and catch-phrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalized.

    First published in 1900 31 editions in 1 language — 8 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryofslan00part Cover of edition dictionaryofslan01part Cover of edition dictionaryofslan0000part Cover of edition isbn_9780025949805 Cover of edition dictionaryofslan0000part_u2t6 Cover of edition dictionaryofslan0000part_s8x1 Cover of edition routledgediction00part
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  • Cover of: You have a point there: a guide to punctuation and its allies

    First published in 1953 14 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition youhavepointther00part_180
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's bawdy: a literary & psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary

    First published in 1947 21 editions in 1 language — 4 previewable Cover of edition shakespearesbawd0000part Cover of edition shakespearesbawd00part Cover of edition shakespearesbawd00part_691
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  • Cover of: Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English

    First published in 1958 25 editions in 1 language — 5 previewable Cover of edition originsshortetym00part Cover of edition originsshortety00part Cover of edition originsshortetym0000part Cover of edition javaprogrammingf00wood
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  • Cover of: A charm of words: essays and papers on language

    First published in 1961 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day

    First published in 1977 5 editions in 1 language — 3 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryofcatc0000part_c8l4 Cover of edition dictionaryofcatc0000part
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  • Cover of: Usage and abusage: a guide to good English

    First published in 1963 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: The Macmillan dictionary of historical slang

    First published in 1974 3 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of the underworld: British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic, spivs.

    First published in 1950 6 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryofunde00part
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of clichés: with an introductory essay

    First published in 1940 8 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Smaller slang dictionary

    First published in 1961 10 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A DICTIONARY OF CATCH PHRASES: BRITISH AND AMERICAN, FROM THE SIXTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT DAY.

    First published in 1985 1 edition — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: English gone wrong

    First published in 1957 2 editions in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of catch phrases, British and American, from the sixteenth century to the present day

    First published in 1977 2 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition dictionaryofcatc00part
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  • Cover of: British and American English since 1900

    First published in 1951 5 editions in 1 language — 2 previewable Cover of edition britishamericane0000part_j1a6
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  • Cover of: Dictionary of effective speech

    First published in 1942 1 edition in 1 language — 1 previewable
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  • Cover of: Precis writing.

    First published in 1940 1 edition in 1 language
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Subjects
English language, Dictionaries, Slang, Etymology, Americanisms, English language, slang, dictionaries, Terms and phrases, English language, terms and phrases, History, Dictionnaires, Engels, History and criticism, Language, Anglais (Langue), Cant, Errors of usage, Idioms, Language and languages, Usage, Anglais (langue), Argot, General, Grammar, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Personal Names
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Great Britain, United States, England, France
People
William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), Eric Partridge (1894-1979), Joseph Addison (1672-1719), Richard Steele Sir (1672-1729), Robert Eyres Landor (1781-1869)
Time
18th century, 1950-, Early modern, 1500-1700

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 9, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import