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This is a humourous collection of columns from the " Saturday Telegraph" . This work looks at the use and abuse of words in current English language usage. What does " it" mean in " It-girl" ? Each entry looks at the history of the word, how it has changed and what it has come to mean.

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  • PublisherLondon : Macmillan
  • Publication date1999
  • ISBN 10 0333763521
  • ISBN 13 9780333763520
  • BindingHardcover
  • LanguageEnglish
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  • Number of pages179
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