text Bad English : a history of linguistic aggravation
- Summary
- "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 chan... Read more
- Contents
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Arguing semantics -- Words that are not words -- Verbing nouns -- sins of grammar -- The continuing deterioration of the language -- Defending English -- 221 words that were once frowned upon.
- Format
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- Description
- xiv, 255 pages ; 22 cm
- Publisher
- 2014
| Library | Location | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Woodmere (Main Branch) | 428 SHE in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
| Library | Location | Status |
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| TADL-WOOD | 428 SHE in Adult Non-fiction | Available |
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