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The Last Word: Tales from the Tip of the Mother Tongue book cover

The Last Word: Tales from the Tip of the Mother Tongue

Pages: 312

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Published: 1 Dec 2009

Description

A collection of delicious morsels that celebrate the richness, ridiculousness and resilience of language.

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