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Misadventures in the English language / Caroline Taggart.
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Taggart, Caroline, 1954-
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English
Published/Created
London : Michael O'Mara Books Limited, 2016.
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189 pages ; 21 cm
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Firestone Library - Stacks
PE1106 .T34 2016
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English language
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Grammar
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"Looks at some of the more confusing aspects of grammar, vocabulary and punctuation, cutting through the extraneous to what really matters. It also considers where we are now, appraising (and sometimes praising) the invention of new words and expressions (IMHO, AYATMTB) and deploring some others (pescatarian, sharents). Packed with up-to-the-minute examples showing where to place those apostrophes and what on earth a transitive verb is, it is in turns an explanation of the rules, a rant against jargon, gobbledygook and other modern horrors, and a celebration of the inventiveness of today's language-makers"--Back cover.
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 182-184) and index.
ISBN
9781782436478 ((hbk.))
1782436472 ((hbk.))
LCCN
2016497629
OCLC
936534524
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