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Bad English
A History of Linguistic Aggravation
Taschenbuch von Ammon Shea
Sprache: Englisch

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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.
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.
Über den Autor
Ammon Shea
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 274
ISBN-13: 9780399165580
ISBN-10: 0399165584
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shea, Ammon
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Maße: 210 x 140 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Ammon Shea
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.06.2015
Gewicht: 0,38 kg
preigu-id: 129341672
Über den Autor
Ammon Shea
Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2015
Rubrik: Sprachwissenschaft
Medium: Taschenbuch
Seiten: 274
ISBN-13: 9780399165580
ISBN-10: 0399165584
Sprache: Englisch
Ausstattung / Beilage: Paperback
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shea, Ammon
Hersteller: Penguin Publishing Group
Maße: 210 x 140 x 16 mm
Von/Mit: Ammon Shea
Erscheinungsdatum: 02.06.2015
Gewicht: 0,38 kg
preigu-id: 129341672
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