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Hobson-Jobson: The Words English Owes to India

In 1872 two men began work on a lexicon of words of Asian origin used by the British in India. Since its publication the 1,000-page dictionary has never been out of print and a new edition is due out next year.

July 12, 2012 at 7:13 AM
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