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    A Word In Your Shell-Like

    By Nigel Rees

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    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherHarperCollins
    Release dateApr 22, 2010
    ISBN9780007373499
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    A Word In Your Shell-Like
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    Nigel Rees

    Nigel Rees is a leading authority on the use of well-known phrases and sayings. As a broadcaster, he is best-known as the deviser and presenter of BBC Radio's Quote…Unquote. As an author, he has written many books devoted to quotations and aspects of the popular use of the English language, always emphasizing the humour in his subject.

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