This week, we’re giving away three copies of A Word for All Seasons by David Crystal. Linguist David Crystal traces the origins of over 100 seasonal English words and phrases – from “spring chicken” to “dog days” to “Halloween” – drawing on some 200 historical figures from St. Augustine to
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