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In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O’Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar’s best-known “rules” aren’t—and never were—rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony français, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: “They” was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way “you” is today. And an eighteenth-century female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the all-purpose “he.” From the Queen’s English to street slang, this eye-opening romp will be the t
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EAN (ISBN-13): 9780812978100
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0812978102
Paperback
Publishing year: 2010
Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
266 Pages
Weight: 0,208 kg
Language: eng/Englisch
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ISBN/EAN: 0812978102
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0-8129-7810-2, 978-0-8129-7810-0
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Book author: kellerman, patricia conner
Book title: origins, the language myth, origin, language myths
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