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An edition of The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left (2006)

The fight for English

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A funny and informative view about the history of the English language, at times both astute in historical details and insightful with contemporary use examples. It's a discussion about details as well as overall reasoning behind and rules and standards of English.

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Oxford University Press
Language
English
Pages
239

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Subjects
English language, Usage, History, English language, usage

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The fight for English: how language pundits ate, shot, and left
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Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Oxford, New York

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PE1075 .C79 2006, PE1460

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xi, 239 p. ;
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239

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OL15989454M
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70158584
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1581649
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542046

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