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Eric Partridge (1894–1979)

Author of Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English

Includes the names: Vigilans.,, Eric Partridge, Eric Partridge, PARTRIDGE (Eric), Eric Honeywood Partridge

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Also wrote novels as Corrie Denison.

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Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English 536 copies, 2 reviews
Concise Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English: From a Dictionary… 203 copies, 2 reviews
Shakespeare's Bawdy 202 copies, 3 reviews
A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English 174 copies, 1 review
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English 174 copies, 1 review
A Dictionary of Historical Slang (Penguin Reference Books) 99 copies, 2 reviews
The Wordsworth Dictionary of the Underworld 94 copies, 1 review
A dictionary of catch phrases, American and British, from the sixteenth… 80 copies, 1 review
A Dictionary of Cliches 44 copies
You Have a Point There 39 copies
Slang - To-Day and Yesterday 29 copies
Eric Partridge in His Own Words 22 copies
The Book of New Testament Word Studies (Bible reference library) 21 copies
A CHARM OF WORDS. 12 copies
The Gentle Art of Lexicography: As Pursued and Experienced by an Addict 10 copies
The concise Usage and abusage; a modern guide to good English 9 copies
The 'Shaggy Dog' Story: Its Origin, Development and Nature (with a few… 8 copies
British and American English since 1900 8 copies
Dictionary of Forces Slang 1939-1945 7 copies
From Sanskrit to Brazil;: Vignettes and essays upon languages (Select… 7 copies
Adventuring among words 7 copies
Name into word; proper names that have become common property; a… 7 copies, 1 review
Here, there and everywhere: Essays upon language 6 copies
Smaller Slang Dictionary 6 copies
Chamber of horrors : a glossary of official jargon, both English and… 5 copies
Dictionary of Royal Air Force Slang 5 copies
Comic alphabets their origin, development, nature 5 copies
English: a course for human beings 4 copies
MacMillan Dictionary of Historical Slang 4 copies
Frank Honywood, Private: A Personal Record of the 1914-1918 War 4 copies
Origins: The Encyclopedia of Words-Their Meanings, Etymology and Uses… 4 copies
The Routledge Dictionary of Historical Slang 4 copies
Name this child: A dictionary of modern British and American given or… 3 copies
What's the meaning? A book for younger people 3 copies
A Dictionary of Traditional First Names 3 copies
Songs And Slang of the British Soldier 1914-1918 3 copies
The world of words : an introduction to language in general and to English… 2 copies
A New Testament word book; a glossary 2 copies
Journey to the edge of morning;: Thoughts upon books: love: life, 2 copies
Words at War. Words at Peace 2 copies
Name Your Child (A Summit paperback) 1 copy
The three Wartons: a choice of their verse 1 copy
A book of essential quotations 1 copy
A first book of quotations / with author index and general index by Julian… 1 copy
Michelangelo: Restoration of the Sistine Frescoes 1 copy
Christmas and New Year greetings 1927 1 copy
Words, words, words! 1 copy
A dictionary of abbreviations : with especial attention to war-time… 1 copy
Christmas and New Year Greetings 1952-1966 1 copy
The Bakara bulletin : a souvenir book of the voyage of the Bakara,… 1 copy
The long trail : what the British soldier sang and said in the Great War… 1 copy
Dictionary of Effective Speech 1 copy
Pirates, highwaymen and adventurers 1 copy

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Waimata Valley, New Zealand

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Moretonhampstead, England, UK

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University of Queensland

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Also wrote novels as Corrie Denison.

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