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Monday, 8 February 2010
Noctivagant
Noctivagant
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wandering around at night
and describes much of my weekend.
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The Etymologicon
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The Elements of Eloquence
The Unknown Unknown
A Christmas Cornucopia
A Short History of Drunkenness
And they're variously available in fifteen languages and counting. Well, to be honest, the first three are pretty untranslatable. But the others have been done.
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