The Resource Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English, Rebecca Gowers
Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English, Rebecca Gowers
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- Summary
- 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
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- vi, 191 pages
- Isbn
- 9781846148514
- Label
- Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English
- Title
- Horrible words
- Title remainder
- a guide to the misuse of English
- Statement of responsibility
- Rebecca Gowers
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- 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
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- VMOR
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Gowers, Rebecca
- Dewey number
- 428
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
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- English language
- Label
- Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English, Rebecca Gowers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
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- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057438940
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- vi, 191 pages
- Isbn
- 9781846148514
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)923550252
- Label
- Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English, Rebecca Gowers
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- 000057438940
- Dimensions
- 21 cm.
- Extent
- vi, 191 pages
- Isbn
- 9781846148514
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)923550252
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