A History Of Linguistic Aggravation Shea, Ammon Additional Author mixed material bibliography USA Penguin Books 2014 en English

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240 P The author of Reading the OED presents a 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. 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. This is a book that will settle arguments among word lovers—and it’s sure to start a few, too. English language 428.2 9780399165573 Perpustakaan STKIP Al Hikmah Surabaya 428.2 She b 160167 Perpustakaan STKIP Al Hikmah (400-499) 428.2 She b BE.jpg.jpg 453 2024-11-19 13:35:22 2025-09-02 14:10:16 machine generated