| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
xviii, 266 pages ; 21 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-247) and index. |
| Contents |
Stiff upper lips : why can't the British be more like us? -- Grammar Moses : forget these commandments -- Bad boys of English : and why we still love 'em -- Once upon a time : the whole nine yards of etymology -- Lex education : cleaning up dirty words -- Identity theft : the great impostors -- An oeuf is an oeuf : fractured French -- Sense and sensitivity : PC fact and fiction -- In high dungeon : and other moat points -- Brace new words : the good, the bad, the ugly -- Afterword : Morocco Bound. |
| Subject |
English language -- Etymology.
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English language -- Variation.
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English language -- Usage.
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| Added Author |
Kellerman, Stewart.
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| ISBN |
9781400066605 alkaline paper |
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1400066603 alkaline paper |
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