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Eric Partridge

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New Zealand-born lexicographer, editor and author (1894-1979)

Born 1894
Died 1979

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  • Cover of: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English
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    Cover of edition usageabusageguid0000part Cover of edition usageabusage0000unse First published in 1942 — 34 editions
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of slang and unconventional English: colloquialisms and catch-phrases, solecisms and catachreses, nicknames, vulgarisms and such Americanisms as have been naturalized.
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    Cover of edition dictionaryofslan00part Cover of edition dictionaryofslan0000part Cover of edition dictionaryofslan01part Cover of edition dictionaryofslan0000part_u2t6 Cover of edition dictionaryofslan0000part_s8x1 Cover of edition isbn_9780025949805 First published in 1900 — 31 editions
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  • Cover of: Origins: a short etymological dictionary of modern English
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    Cover of edition originsshortetym00part Cover of edition originsshortety00part Cover of edition originsshortetym0000part First published in 1958 — 25 editions
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  • Cover of: Shakespeare's bawdy: a literary & psychological essay and a comprehensive glossary
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    Cover of edition shakespearesbawd0000part Cover of edition shakespearesbawd00part First published in 1947 — 21 editions
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  • Cover of: Slang to-day and yesterday: with a short historical sketch and vocabularies of English, American and Australian slang.
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    Cover of edition slangtodayyester00part First published in 1933 — 15 editions
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  • Cover of: You have a point there: a guide to punctuation and its allies
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    First published in 1953 — 14 editions
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  • Cover of: dictionary of the underworld, British & American: being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic, spivs.

    First published in 1949 — 11 editions
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  • Cover of: Smaller slang dictionary
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    First published in 1961 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: world of words: an introduction to language in general and to English and American in particular

    First published in 1938 — 10 editions
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of clichés: with an introductory essay
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    First published in 1940 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: Name this child: a handy guide for puzzled parents.

    First published in 1936 — 8 editions
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  • Cover of: The French romantics' knowledge of English literature (1820-1848): according to contemporary French memoirs, letters and periodicals

    First published in 1924 — 7 editions
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  • Cover of: charm of words: essays and papers on language.

    First published in 1960 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A dictionary of the underworld: British & American, being the vocabularies of crooks, criminals, racketeers, beggars and tramps, convicts, the commercial underworld, the drug traffic, the white slave traffic, spivs.
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    Cover of edition dictionaryofunde00part First published in 1950 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: English: a course for human beings.

    First published in 1949 — 6 editions
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  • Cover of: A Dictionary of Catch Phrases: American and British, from the Sixteenth Century to the Present Day
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    Cover of edition dictionaryofcatc0000part_c8l4 Cover of edition dictionaryofcatc0000part First published in 1977 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Eighteenth century English romantic poetry: (up till the publication of the "Lyrical ballads," 1798).

    First published in 1924 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Literary sessions.

    First published in 1932 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: British and American English since 1900
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    First published in 1951 — 5 editions
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  • Cover of: Comic alphabets: their origin, development, nature.

    First published in 1961 — 4 editions
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We need a photo of Eric Partridge

New Zealand-born lexicographer, editor and author (1894-1979)

Born 1894
Died 1979

Subjects

English language, Dictionaries, Slang, Americanisms, Etymology, English language, slang, dictionaries, Terms and phrases, English language, terms and phrases, History, Dictionnaires, Engels, Errors of usage, History and criticism, Idioms, Language, Anglais (Langue), Cant, Usage, Grammar, Language and languages, Argot, Bible, General, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES, Personal Names

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Great Britain, United States, England, France

People

William Shakespeare (1564-1616), Algernon Charles Swinburne (1837-1909), Eric Partridge (1894-1979), Joseph Addison (1672-1719), Richard Steele Sir (1672-1729), Robert Eyres Landor (1781-1869), William Blake (1757-1827)

Time

18th century, 1950-, Early modern, 1500-1700, 1870-

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September 30, 2020 Edited by MARC Bot add ISNI
March 31, 2017 Edited by MARC Bot add VIAF and wikidata ID
June 7, 2012 Edited by VacuumBot Removed period from death date
September 9, 2008 Edited by RenameBot fix author name
April 1, 2008 Created by an anonymous user initial import