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You Can't Say That! English Usage Today
Paperback / softback
Main Details
Title |
You Can't Say That! English Usage Today
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Laurence Lerner
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Series | Georgian Press |
Physical Properties |
Format:Paperback / softback | Pages:238 | Dimensions(mm): Height 233,Width 155 |
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ISBN/Barcode |
9780521140973
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Classifications | Dewey:428.24 |
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Audience | Primary & Secondary Education | |
Illustrations |
Worked examples or Exercises
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Cambridge University Press
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Imprint |
Cambridge University Press
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Publication Date |
4 March 2010 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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Description
Do you see yourself as a linguistic diehard or a trendy radical? Are you more afraid of being mocked for ignorance or of being laughed at for pedantry? How far should we worry about offending people by our choice of words? In this book, the author takes the reader on an enlightening and often amusing journey. Unlike other books on English usage, which simply tell you whats right and whats wrong, You Cant Say That! discusses the issues and so puts you in a position to make your own informed decision. Laurence Lerner, retired professor, novelist and poet, surveys topics as diverse as language change, Standard English, grammar, register, euphemism, political correctness and the consequences of English becoming a world language.
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