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Ammon Shea

    Ammon Shea is the author of two previous books that delve into the more obscure corners of language, exploring its darker and more insulting aspects. His fascination with dictionaries began at a young age, and he has since immersed himself in the depths of lexicography. Shea's work is characterized by a detailed examination of language and its hidden meanings, brought to life for readers with a keen sense of detail and humor.

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    Depraved and insulting english
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      One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages

      • 246 pages
      • 9 hours of reading

      An obsessive word lover provides an account of the year he spent reading the Oxford English Dictionary cover to cover, offering a selection of obscure and offbeat vocabulary gems he discovered along the way.

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