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American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide to Our Language

Jim Quinn

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Description:In this lively and irreverent look at the English language Jim Quinn takes on John Simon, Edwin Newman, William Safire, and other pop grammarians and proves that the English language is not dying--it's thriving. Citing the august Oxford English Dictionary and some of the most revered writers in our language, Mr. Quinn gleefully demonstrates that the use of "hopefully," the phrase "between you and I," and many other contemporary bugbears have, in fact, a long history of distinguished use. He argues, furthermore, that Black English, Watergate English, even Madison Avenue English, are not (as the pompous purists insist) barbarous ways of speaking; they are simply variants that enrich the mainstream of the English language. Conservative in its scholarship, radical in its opposition to cant, American Tongue and Cheek is full of the joy of language.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide to Our Language. To get started finding American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide to Our Language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Description: In this lively and irreverent look at the English language Jim Quinn takes on John Simon, Edwin Newman, William Safire, and other pop grammarians and proves that the English language is not dying--it's thriving. Citing the august Oxford English Dictionary and some of the most revered writers in our language, Mr. Quinn gleefully demonstrates that the use of "hopefully," the phrase "between you and I," and many other contemporary bugbears have, in fact, a long history of distinguished use. He argues, furthermore, that Black English, Watergate English, even Madison Avenue English, are not (as the pompous purists insist) barbarous ways of speaking; they are simply variants that enrich the mainstream of the English language. Conservative in its scholarship, radical in its opposition to cant, American Tongue and Cheek is full of the joy of language.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide to Our Language. To get started finding American Tongue and Cheek: A Populist Guide to Our Language, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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