Cheerio Tom, Dick and Harry: Despatches from the hospice of fading words

First published in 2007

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Cataloguing-in-Publication entry:

Wajnryb, Ruth, 1948- .

Cheerio Tom, Dick and Harry : despatches from the hospice of fading words.

Bibliography.
ISBN 978 1 74114 993 7.

1. Linguistic change - Social aspects. 2. English language.
I. Title.

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Internal design by Zoë Sadokierski
Set in 10.5/14 pt Minion by Midland Typesetters, Australia
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