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Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Origins of the Specious Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language
Author: Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces ?niche? as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with ?and,? or says ?octopuses? instead of ?octopi?? Do you think British spellings are more ?civilised? than the American versions? Would you bet the bank that ?jeep? got its start as a military term and ?SOS? as an a...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9780812978100
ISBN-10: 0812978102
Publication Date: 8/24/2010
Pages: 288
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Publisher: Random House Trade Paperbacks
Book Type: Paperback
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