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Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by Ammon Shea
37.00 NZD
Category: Language
The author of "Reading the OED" presents an eye-opening 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 an ...Show more
Reading the OED: One man, one year, 21730 pages by Ammon Shea
35.00 NZD
Category: Language
Who among us does not know a wine-knight (a person who drinks valiantly), or someone who obaginates (to annoy by repeating over and over and over)? Who has not felt mumpish (sullenly angry) or appreciated the apricity (the warmth of sun in winter)? And who can honestly say they have not consulted (acted ...Show more
Reading the Oxford English Dictionary by Ammon Shea
30.00 NZD
Category: Language
Who among us does not know a wine-knight (a person who drinks valiantly), or someone who obaginates (to annoy by repeating over and over and over)? Who has not felt mumpish (sullenly angry) or appreciated the apricity (the warmth of sun in winter)? And who can honestly say they have not constulted (acte ...Show more
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