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Strictly Speaking
Strictly Speaking
Author: Edwin Newman
One man's funny war against loose talk! "Edwin Newman, that glass of chillled wine awash in a sea of tepid Tab, has written engagingly surly and erudite prose about the misuse of English." --Washington Post — Will America be the death of English? — "If this book with its witty perceptions and intelligent prophecy does not prevent the demise of Eng...  more »
ISBN: 110263
Publication Date: 11/1977
Pages: 240
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Publisher: Warner Books
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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Edwin Newman, a jouralist who constantly fought against loose talk, has written several books about "proper English". But he writes so charmingly, we don't even know we are being scolded.


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