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"[One of] the season's best language books"

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"[An] entertaining anthology of etymology ... sublime fun"

"An ideal way to enjoy while getting smarter"

"A fun, eclectic, informative book."

"An informative and enjoyable book."

"Here is infotainment at its very best! Read it for fun and to be better informed."

"A slim, fun book."
-Hindustan Times
"The best of the independent Northwest 2007"
-A selection of the Pacific Northwest Booksellers Association
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The Dord, the Diglot, and an Avocado or Two:
The Hidden Lives and Strange Origins of Common and Not-So-Common Words
By Anu Garg
Published by Plume (an imprint of Penguin Group)
ISBN: 9780452288614
Release date: Oct 30, 2007
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