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Horrible Words A Guide To The Misuse Of English Uk Ed Rebecca Gowers

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Horrible Words A Guide To The Misuse Of English Uk Ed Rebecca Gowers
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Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
File Extension: PDF
File size: 1.84 MB
Pages: 208
Author: Rebecca Gowers
ISBN: 9781846148514, 1846148510
Language: English
Year: 2016
Edition: UK ed.

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Horrible Words A Guide To The Misuse Of English Uk Ed Rebecca Gowers by Rebecca Gowers 9781846148514, 1846148510 instant download after payment.

Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something?

In this provocative and hugely entertaining book, Rebecca Gowers throws light on a great array of horrible words, and shows how the diktats of the pedants are repeatedly based on misinformation, false reasoning and straight-up snobbery. The result is a brilliant work of history, a surreptitious introduction to linguistics, and a mischievous salute to the misusers of the language. It is also a bold manifesto asserting our common rights over English, even as it questions the true nature of style.

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