Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation

by Ammon Shea

Book Overview

The author of "Reading the OED" presents an eye-opening look at language mistakes and how they came to be accepted as correct or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399165576
• ISBN13: 9780399165573
• Release Date: June 2014
• Publisher: Perigee Books
• Length: 255 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 5.8" x 8.3"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher