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"Nothing inflames 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 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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Horrible Words, Rebecca Gowers
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- Rok wydania
- 2016
- Oprawa
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- Tytuł
- Horrible Words
- Podtytuł
- A Guide to the Misuse of English
- Język
- angielski
- Autorzy
- Rebecca Gowers
- Wydawca
- Penguin UK
- Rok wydania
- 2016
- Oprawa
- twarda
- Liczba stron
- 193
- ISBN10
- 1846148510
- ISBN13
- 9781846148514
- Seria
- Opis
- "Nothing inflames 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 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."