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Bad Speller's Dictionary
A spelling dictionary is presented in three formats for easy access and provides an annotated list that shows the distinction between different words with similar spellings. Original. 25,000 first printing.
By Joseph Krevisky, Jordan L. Linfield and Jesse Sheidlower (editor)
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9780679764335, titled "Bad Speller's Dictionary" | Random House Inc, September 1, 1995, cover price $5.99 | About this edition: A spelling dictionary is presented in three formats for easy access and provides an annotated list that shows the distinction between different words with similar spellings.

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Random House Historical Dictionary of American Slang, H-O
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The second volume in a monumental, scholarly, but entertaining reference work on American slang, both current and obsolete, includes extensive dated citations to illustrate each word's use and information on the origins of each. 15,000 first printing. (view table of contents)
By J. Ball (editor), Jonathan E. Lighter (editor), J. O'Connor (editor), Random House (corporate author) and Jesse Sheidlower (editor)
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9780679434641 | 1 edition (Random House Reference &, October 1, 1997), cover price $79.95 | About this edition: A collection of American slang which includes both present-day and historical terms

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Jesse's Word of the Day: From Abacinate to Yonic
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The host of the most popular site about language on the Internet answers 365 entertaining questions, submitted by his audience, about words, common phrases, and correct English usage, in a witty and informative guide. Original. 15,000 first printing.
By Jesse Sheidlower
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9780375702457 | Random House Reference &, June 1, 1998, cover price $12.95 | About this edition: Answers questions about etymology, meanings, grammar, style, and usage of the English language

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It Word
By Jesse Sheidlower
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9780380978120 | William Morrow & Co, February 28, 2012, cover price $24.95

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The F Word
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Product Description: We all know what frak, popularized by television's cult hit Battlestar Galactica, really means. But what about feck? Or ferkin? Or foul--as in FUBAR, or "Fouled Up Beyond All Recognition"? In a thoroughly updated edition of The F-Word, Jesse Sheidlower offers a rich, revealing look at the f-bomb and its illimitable uses...read more
By Jesse Sheidlower (editor)
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9780195393118, titled "The F-Word" | Oxford Univ Pr, September 4, 2009, cover price $16.95 | also contains The F Word, The F Word | About this edition: We all know what frak, popularized by television's cult hit Battlestar Galactica, really means.
9780679445739 | Random House Inc, June 1, 1995, cover price $25.01 | About this edition: Alphabetically arranged entries provide a history of, and usage for, every word containing 'fuck', with examples from various sources from the fifteenth century to the present

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