Rev. ed of: Dictionary of slang and unconventional English / by E. Partridge. 8th ed.1984.

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This work covers the bawdiness in Shakespeare's plays. It includes an extensive glossary and is a comprehensive directory of allusion and double-meanings, many of which have ...

A handbook of advice on the proper use of the English language. Includes a section on vogue words that have acquired a power and influence beyond what they originally possessed.