A shelfful of reference books in one volume

From the well known (plus ça change, plus c'est la même chose) to the not so familiar (amor de niño, agua en cestillo), The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms defines more than 15,000 foreign words and phrases, from more than fifty languages, that have entered into English. Drawing on art, music, literature, cooking, philosophy, diplomacy, fashion, law, and countless other subjects, and on languages from ancient Greek to modern Russian and from Arabic to Zulu, here are phrases and words that have found a place in our own language or visit us from time to time. With its full English index, the dictionary is equally useful for teachers, students, travelers, diplomats, and secretaries. Le mot juste for the right person.

Originally compiled by C. O. Sylvester Mawson, a lexicographer and an editor of Roget's International Thesaurus, The Harper Dictionary of Foreign Terms has been updated and expanded by Eugene Ehrlich, chief editor of The Oxford American Dictionary and the author of many books on language, including Amo, Amas, Amat, and More.

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H. W. Fowler & Ernest Gowers, "A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (2nd Edition)"

Geraldine Woods, "English Grammar for Dummies"

Garner's Modern American Usage (2nd Edition)

R. W. Holder, "How Not To Say What You Mean: A Dictionary of Euphemisms (3rd Edition)"

Richard A. Spears, "NTC's Thematic Dictionary of American Idioms"

Tom McArthur, "The Oxford Companion to the English Language"

John Ayto, "The Oxford Dictionary of Slang"

J. I. Rodale, "The Synonym Finder"

Webster’s New Dictionary of Synonyms: A Dictionary of Discriminated Synonyms With Antonyms and Analogous and Contrasted Words

Webster's Dictionary of English Usage