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Horrible Words : A Guide to the Misuse of English by Rebecca Gowers (2018, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherPenguin Books, The Limited

ISBN-10014197897X

ISBN-139780141978970

eBay Product ID (ePID)14038254440

Product Key Features

Number of Pages224 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication NameHorrible Words : a Guide to the Misuse of English

SubjectGrammar & Punctuation, Speech, Linguistics / General

Publication Year2018

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines

AuthorRebecca Gowers

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.5 in

Item Weight6.1 Oz

Item Length7.7 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

Dewey Edition23

Reviews"Stuffed with entertaining detail . . . Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening." -- Times, "Elegantly written, chock-full of etymological curiosities, and often laugh-out-loud funny, Gowers's book is a delight." -- Publishers Weekly

Dewey Decimal428

SynopsisNothing enflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested , an illogical irregardless , a hideous operationalisation . To a purist these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the nay-sayers missing something? In this provocative and hugely entertaining book, Rebecca Gowers throws light on a vast 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., 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.

LC Classification NumberPE1460