Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers

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  • Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers Book Detail

  • Author : Rosemarie Ostler
  • Release Date : 2005-09-29
  • Publisher : Oxford University Press
  • Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
  • Pages : 260
  • ISBN 13 : 9780195182545
  • File Size : 43,43 MB
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Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers by Rosemarie Ostler PDF Summary

Book Description: Giving yesterday's words another chance to sparkle before they retire to the archives for good, Dewdroppers, Waldos, and Slackers focuses on language that still resonates with the mood of its times.

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