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What bookish words have most influenced the English language?
How has the world of books influenced the English language? In particular the word book itself? How has that changed over time?
Guest: David Crystal, linguist and author of Bookish Words and their suprising stories (Bodleian)
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Guest: David Crystal, linguist and author of Bookish Words and their suprising stories (Bodleian)
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