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  • 425 Cobbett, W. (2002). A grammar of the English language. Oxford language classics. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-860508-9.
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  • 427 Green, J. (2003). Talking dirty: 5000 slang phrases for every occasion. Cassell. ISBN 978-0-304-36474-9.
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  • 427 Lovric, M. (1997). The scoundrel’s dictionary : a copious and complete compendium of 18th-century slang. Past Times.
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  • 429 Davis, N., ed. (1953). Sweet’s Anglo-Saxon Primer. Clarendon Press.
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  • 468 HarperCollins (1990). Spanish phrase book & dictionary. Collins. ISBN 978-0-00-435872-7.
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