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The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language The Language Instinct: How the Mind Creates Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.01 — 22,551 ratings — published 1994
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The Dictionary of Cliches The Dictionary of Cliches (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.70 — 147 ratings — published 1985
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That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships That's Not What I Meant!: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships (Mass Market Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 1,986 ratings — published 1986
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This Is the Voice This Is the Voice (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.09 — 555 ratings — published 2021
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Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.34 — 9,401 ratings — published 2019
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Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language Because Internet: Understanding the New Rules of Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.05 — 12,561 ratings — published 2019
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Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.48 — 2,042 ratings — published 2017
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Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing Nabokov's Favorite Word Is Mauve: What the Numbers Reveal About the Classics, Bestsellers, and Our Own Writing (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.84 — 2,057 ratings — published 2017
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Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.19 — 1,306 ratings — published 2016
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The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 4.07 — 681 ratings — published 2016
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Palimpsest: A History of the Written Word Palimpsest: A History of the Written Word (Paperback)
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avg rating 2.98 — 258 ratings — published 2013
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The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary The Professor and the Madman: A Tale of Murder, Insanity and the Making of the Oxford English Dictionary (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.84 — 122,049 ratings — published 1998
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The American Language The American Language (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.12 — 554 ratings — published 1919
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Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still (Like, Literally) Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still (Like, Literally)
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avg rating 4.14 — 1,954 ratings — published 2016
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Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage (Audible Audio)
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avg rating 4.38 — 632 ratings — published 2012
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مبانی زبان‌شناسی و کاربرد آن در زبان فارسی مبانی زبان‌شناسی و کاربرد آن در زبان فارسی (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.49 — 92 ratings — published 1979
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So You Want to Talk About Race So You Want to Talk About Race (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.48 — 107,924 ratings — published 2018
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Metaphors We Live By Metaphors We Live By (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 6,976 ratings — published 1980
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Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives Don't Think of an Elephant! Know Your Values and Frame the Debate: The Essential Guide for Progressives (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.96 — 7,157 ratings — published 2004
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The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense The Gentle Art of Verbal Self-Defense (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.78 — 734 ratings — published 1980
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I is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How it Shapes the Way We See the World I is an Other: The Secret Life of Metaphor and How it Shapes the Way We See the World (Kindle Edition)
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avg rating 3.87 — 788 ratings — published 2011
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The Language War The Language War (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.73 — 82 ratings — published 2000
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Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life Nonviolent Communication: A Language of Life (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.33 — 49,663 ratings — published 1999
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Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind Women, Fire, and Dangerous Things: What Categories Reveal About the Mind (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 1,114 ratings — published 1987
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Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World Fluent in 3 Months: How Anyone at Any Age Can Learn to Speak Any Language from Anywhere in the World (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.66 — 5,803 ratings — published 2014
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Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages Through the Language Glass: Why the World Looks Different in Other Languages (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 7,413 ratings — published 2010
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The Language of Morals The Language of Morals (Paperback)
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avg rating 3.60 — 88 ratings — published 1952
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The Tyranny of Words The Tyranny of Words (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.28 — 295 ratings — published 1938
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Choose the Right Word: A Contemporary Guide to Selecting the Precise Word for Every Situation Choose the Right Word: A Contemporary Guide to Selecting the Precise Word for Every Situation (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.23 — 73 ratings — published 1982
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Language in Thought and Action Language in Thought and Action (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.22 — 1,339 ratings — published 1939
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A Rhetoric of Motives A Rhetoric of Motives (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.05 — 341 ratings — published 1969
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The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.91 — 308 ratings — published 2006
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The Story of English The Story of English (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.09 — 2,404 ratings — published 1986
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The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.36 — 663 ratings — published 1987
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The Wrong Word Dictionary The Wrong Word Dictionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.06 — 16 ratings — published 2008
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How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die How Language Works: How Babies Babble, Words Change Meaning, and Languages Live or Die (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.86 — 1,333 ratings — published 2006
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By Hook Or By Crook: A Journey In Search Of English By Hook Or By Crook: A Journey In Search Of English (Hardcover)
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avg rating 3.65 — 349 ratings — published 2007
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Fiske WordPower Fiske WordPower (Paperback)
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avg rating 4.11 — 38 ratings — published 2006
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The Bibliophile's Dictionary The Bibliophile's Dictionary (Hardcover)
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avg rating 4.08 — 48 ratings — published 2005
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