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- Title The Dictionary Wars: The American Fight Over the English Language
- Author Peter Martin
- Binding Paperback
- Pages 376
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Princeton University Press
- ISBN 9780691210179 / 0691210179
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 1.4 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 3.56 cm)
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- Chronological Period: 19th Century
- Dewey Decimal Code 423.09
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