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Item Information   Holdings     Summary     More Content       More by this author     Shea, Ammon.     Subjects     English language -- Errors of usage -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries.     English language -- Obscene words -- Dictionaries.     Invective -- Dictionaries.     Vocabulary.     Browse Catalog     by author:      Shea, Ammon.       by title:      Bad English : a hist...         MARC Display

Bad English : a history of linguistic aggravation / Ammon Shea. by Shea, Ammon. New York : Perigee Trade, c2014. Subjects English language -- Errors of usage -- Dictionaries.   English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries.   English language -- Slang -- Dictionaries.   English language -- Obscene words -- Dictionaries.   Invective -- Dictionaries.   Vocabulary. ISBN:  9780399165573 (hardback) : 0399165576 (hardback) Description:  xiv, 255 pages ; 22 cm Contents:  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. Requests:  0 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 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 contemporary examples, the book chronicles the long and entertaining history of language mistakes, and features some of our most common words and phrases, including: Decimate Hopefully Enormity That/which Enervate/energize Bemuse/amuse Literally/figuratively Ain't Irregardless Socialist OMG Stupider Lively, surprising, funny, and delightfully readable, this is a book that will settle arguments among word lovers-and it's sure to start a few, too"--   Copy/Holding information Location Collection Call No. Status   Hawaii State Library Language, Literature & History 428.2 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList Hilo Public Library Adult Nonfiction 428.2 Shea Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kaimuki Public Library Adult Nonfiction 428.2 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList Kihei Public Library Adult Nonfiction 428.2 Sh Checked In Add Copy to MyList

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