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Eric Partridge

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Gender Male
Death45 years ago
Date of birth February 6,1894
Zodiac sign Aquarius
Born New Zealand
Date of died June 1,1979
DiedMoretonhampstead
United Kingdom
FoundedScholartis Press
Job Writer
Lexicographer
Date of Reg.
Date of Upd.
ID477173

A Dictionary of Slang and Unconventional English
concise Usage and abusage
Shakespeare's bawdy
A dictionary of the underworld
A dictionary of catch phrases, British and American, from the sixteenth century to the present day
Slang today and yesterday
A Dictionary of Clichés: With an Introductory Essay
A Dictionary of RAF Slang: With an Introductory Essay
You have a point there
A New Testament word book
Origins: A Short Etymological Dictionary of Modern English
The Selected Works of Eric Partridge
Comic alphabets
Smaller Slang Dictionary
The world of words
Words, Words Words!
A Dictionary of Abbreviations: With Especial Attention to War-Time Abbreviations
Eric Partridge in His Own Words
A Charm of Words
From Sanskrit to Brazil
Eighteenth century English romantic poetry
Name into word
A covey of Partridge
Précis Writing: Passages Judiciously Selected with an Introduction on the Art of Précis
Adventuring among words
A Dictionary of Traditional First Names
The French romantics' knowledge of English literature
A Dictionary of Forces' Slang, 1939-1945
English Course for Human Beings
Name this Child: A Handy Guide for Puzzled Parents
Robert Eyres Landor: A Biographical and Critical Sketch
The book of New Testament word studies
British and American English
The 'shaggy Dog' Story: Its Origin, Development, and Nature (with a Few Seemly Examples)
Glimpses
Here, there, and everywhere; essays upon language
The Daily Telegraph Dictionary of Tommies' Song and Slang, 1914-18
Literary sessions
Words at war, words at peace
Journey to the edge of morning
A critical medley
MacMillan Dictionary of Historical Slang
Book of English Prose 1700-1914
Rc Literature and Literary Theory Bundle
Pocket Guide to English Usage: A Guide to Good English : Abusus Non Tollit Usum
Frank Honywood, Private: A Personal Record of the 1914-1918 War
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Eric Honeywood Partridge was a New Zealand–British lexicographer of the English language, particularly of its slang. His writing career was interrupted only by his service in the Army Education Corps and the RAF correspondence department during World War II.

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