This months "Deweying it by the numbers" hardly needs an introduction. The 400s are for language so most of the 400s are made up of dictionaries, thesauri, and other sorts of serious academic books. But there are so many that are fun and entertaining. So in honor of these fun books about words, I will now present them (almost) wordlessly:
![The World in So Many Words : a country-by-country tour of words that have shaped our language](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4ZW0pxXft480ENjFVJlxn60OPCPj1fEQGsgvzT5yTs_LcIPt0RdjM5_PRvYGnM4D013jZ1S83_LsS7jSn_2X0imV7zFqkDF8kPzFx9_kxN1mauQt3syyaujjK_yOuoAPblArvdGRUVOY/s200/Jacket.jpg)
I can't help but also mention
I Love It When You Talk Retro : hoochie coochie, double whammy, drop a dime, and the forgotten origins of American speech or
Mortal Syntax : 101 language choices that will get you clobbered by the grammar snobs-- even if you're right or... well I did say
almost wordlessly.
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