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Words in time : a social history of the English vocabulary / Geoffrey Hughes. Oxford, UK : B. Blackwell, 1988270 p ; 24 cm.The word "blurb" derives from a "pulchritudinous young lady" of that fictional name who appeared on a book-cover at the turn of the century. Quarrying the "Oxford English Dictionary" for its evidence, this book traces the extraordinary way in which English words have changed their meanings.
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