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Random House Historical Dictionary Slang Volume 1by Random House
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:The only historical dictionary of slang — spanning three hundred years of slang use in America. Review:"A landmark publication, at on estroke sweeping its predecessors into the shade. . . It is one of those rare books that prompts the realization that you have never seen the subject in such sharp focus before." -John A. Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary Review:"A monumental book." -The New York Times Review:"Will do for nonstandard English what the Oxford English Dictionary did for the whole language". -William Safire Review:"No one has ever created a scholarly work that is more fun." -Newsweek Review:"The funniest. . . work of profound lexicographical slang-scholarship ever published. . . The book belongs on every patriotice coffee table." -Nicholson Baker, The New Revies of Books Review:"A browser's joy. . . an awesome tribute to the American popular imagination." -Boston Globe What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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