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A is for Alphabet Soup 18
B is for Brave New Words 26
C is for Collecting Collectives 40
D is for Double Bubble 43
E is for Elliptical Kiss 49
F is for Franglais Spoken Here 56
G is for Goldwynisms 65
H is for Heritage 75
I is for Incomprehensible Problem In Chinese 80
J is for Jumbo 87
K is for Knapsack Strap 97
L is for Lipograms 104
M is for Mix Me a Metaphor 111
N is for Nostalgia (And Novelty) 115
O is for Oll Korrect, Ok? 125
P is for Portmanteaus & Telescopes 127
Q is for Q Without U and I Before E 131
R is for Rejection 136
S is for Seven Words of Wisdom 145
T is for Texts & Telegrams 149
U is for Unmentionables 163
V is for Verbarrhea 168
W is for What's in a Name? 173
X is for Xeme 184
Y is for Your Very Good Health 192
Z is for Zap! 196
Y is for You Go Uruguay and I'll Go Mine 198
X is for X Marks the Spot 205
W is for the World Wide Web 210
V is for Victorian Amusements 216
U is for Uppers and Downers and U and Non-U 231
T is for Typos and Howlers 235
S is for Saippuakauppias 243
R is for Rules of the Game 249
Q is for Queue in Line 256
P is for Potted Poetry 261
O is for Oscar Hocks and Porridge 272
N is for Never Say Die 280
M is for Mnemonics, Don't Forget 283
L is for Letters Play 287
K is for Kummerspeck 295
J is for Jargon 301
I is for Instant Sunshine 308
H is for Hear Ear'ere Here! 312
G is for Geography Lesson 319
F is for Food, Glorious Food 326
E is for Enigma Variations 333
D is for Dorothy And Friends 340
C is for Crosswords 348
B is for Brevity 353
A is for All's Well That Ends Well 355
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