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Slang and Its Analogues

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    Henley in their Slang and Its Analogues, in seven volumes, 1890–1904, with a revised first volume in 1909. For the 20th century the dictionaries of Eric Partridge are valuable. Slang in the United States is so rich and varied that collectors have as yet only scratched the surface,…

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    Henley in their Slang and Its Analogues, in seven volumes, 1890–1904, with a revised first volume in 1909. For the 20th century the dictionaries of Eric Partridge are valuable. Slang in the United States is so rich and varied that collectors have as yet only scratched the surface,…

    Read More