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A Book About Words

by G. F. Graham

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  1. 1Preface
  2. 2Introduction
  3. 3Chapter I — Origin of Words — Families of Words
  4. 4Chapter II — Latin and French Words
  5. 5Chapter III — Old and New Words
  6. 6Chapter IV — Degeneracy of Words
  7. 7Chapter V — Play Upon Words
  8. 8Chapter VI — Concrete and Abstract Words
  9. 9Chapter VII — Grand Words
  10. 10Chapter VIII — The Spelling of Words
  11. 11Chapter IX — Flexibility, Variety, etc. Of Words
  12. 12Chapter X — Different Views of the Same Idea
  13. 13Chapter XI — Compound Words
  14. 14Chapter XII — The Pronunciation of Words
  15. 15Chapter XIII — Slang Words and Americanisms
  16. 16Chapter XIV — General Remarks on Words, etc.
  17. 17Chapter XV — General Remarks on Words, etc — Continued
  18. 18Chapter XVI — Miscellaneous Derivations of Words
  19. 19General List of Works

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