John Ayto

John Ayto's books

Dictionary of Word Origins: Histories of More Than 8,000 English-Language Words

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Oxford Dictionary of English Idioms

4.04 avg rating — 53 ratings

Word Origins

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The Oxford Dictionary of Slang

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Brewer's Britain & Ireland

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Oxford School Dictionary of Word Origins

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QPB Dictionary of Difficult Words

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Twentieth Century Words

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A Century of New Words

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The Diner's Dictionary: Word Origins of Food and Drink

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