The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation
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The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation by Elizabeth Knowles
This dictionary, which is a new companion volume to the Oxford Dictionary of Quotations, contains over 10,000 quotations, proverbs, and phrases, in an easy to use browsable format. Over 350 diverse themes have been chosen, with the aim of covering as broad a range of topics as possible.The Oxford Dictionary of Quotes' Editor, Elizabeth Knowles, is a historical lexicographer who worked on the 4th edition of the Shorter Oxford English Dictionary. What They Didn't Say: A Book of Misquotations (2006) and How to Interpret a Word (2010) are two of her other editing credits. She contributed to Oxford University Press's History, and she is currently working for Oxford University Press on a study of quotations in the English language.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780198662297 |
| ISBN 10 | 0198662297 |
| Title | The Oxford Dictionary of Phrase, Saying and Quotation |
| Author | Elizabeth Knowles |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Oxford University Press |
| Year published | 1997-12-01 |
| Number of pages | 711 |
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