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Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation

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  • 255

    Pages
  • 9780399165573

    ISBN
  • 144 mm

    Width
  • 220 mm

    Height
  • 409 gram

    Weight
  • HARDCOVER

    Binding
  • 2014

    Publish Date
  • 26 mm

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    Description

    The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language mistakes and how they came to be accepted as correct - or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first considered slang, impolite or just plain wrong. Whether you consider yourself a stickler, a nitpicker or a rule-breaker in the know, BAD ENGLISH is sure to enlighten, enrage and, perhaps, even inspire. Filled with historic and...  Read More

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    Ammon Shea