Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English
Gowers, Rebecca2016
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This is a witty guide to the most reviled words in English, masquerading as advice on how and why you might want to use them. Gowers throws light on a vast array of horrible words, and shows how the diktats of the pedants are repeatedly based on misinformation, false reasoning, and straight-up snobbery.
Main title:
Horrible words : a guide to the misuse of English / Rebecca Gowers.
Author:
Gowers, Rebecca, author
Imprint:
UK : Particular Books, 2016.
Collation:
vi, 191 pages ; 21 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
9781846148514 (hbk)
Language:
English
Subject:
BRN:
2501967
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