Isbn: 9780399165573 - bad english: a history of linguistic aggravation (13 Ergebnisse)

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Hardcover. Zustand: As New. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition: June 2014, 1st printing. [I include gratis the ARC paperback of Shea's READING THE OED from 2008.] BAD ENGLISH: A History of Linguistic Aggravation, 255pp. includes Bibliography, Notes & Index. Bright, clean & tight copy, unread, in AS NEW condition. "English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first considered slang, impolite, or just plain wrong. [] Whether you consider yourself a stickler, a nitpicker, or a rule-breaker in the know, BAD ENGLISH is sure to enlighten, enrage, and perhaps even inspire. Filled with historic and contemporary examples, the book chronicles the long and entertaining history of language mistakes, and features some of our most common words and phrases, including: decimate, hopefully, enormity, that/which, enervate/energize, bemuse/amuse, ain't, irregardless, literally/figuratively, socialist, omg, stupider. . . Lively, surprising, funny, and delightfully readable, this is a book that will settle arguments among word lovers--and it's sure to start a few, too." [jacket copy] "Language is funny, and so is Ammon Shea. His excellent new book tours our irrational prejudices about language, showing that an appreciation for the quirks and ironies of language history can put our understanding on a firmer basis and restore our sense of humor."--David Skinner. "In BAD ENGLISH, Ammon Shea wastes no time challenging widely held beliefs about just what English is bad. His subtitle, 'A History of Linguistic Aggravation,' gets in an opening jab at sticklers like me, who know that 'irritate' means annoy while 'aggravate' means 'make worse.' Shea, having read the OED to write Reading the OED, is well qualified to tell us we probably don't know as much as we think we do."--Washington Post. Pristine hardcover w/brilliant corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding, wrapped in a bright-as-new jacket. + READING THE OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages. Advance Reading Copy in paperback, bright & tight, unread, in fine condition. "'I'm reading the OED so you don't have to. If you are interested in vocabulary that is both spectacularly useful and beautifully useless, read on. . .' So begins Ammon Shea's tireless, word-obsessed, and more than slightly masochistic journey. [] In twenty-six chapters filled with sharp wit, sheer delight, and a documentarian's keen eye, Shea shares his year inside the OED, delivering a hair-pulling, eye-crossing account of reading every word, and revealing the most obscure, hilarious, oddly useful, and exquisitely useless gems he discovers along the way. To wit. . . Acnestis: that part of the back an animal cannot reach to scratch. Agathokakological: composed of both good and evil. Antipelargy: the reciprocal love that children feel for their parents. And that's just in his first couple of days. [] Filled with lexicographical revelations and miscellaneous marginalia, READING THE OED is a feast for logophiles. . . and just might be the death of Ammon Shea." [publisher copy] "This is the Super Size Me of lexicography. . . Shea has walked the wildwood of our gnarled, ancient speech and returned singing incomprehensible sounds in a language that turns out to be our own."--Nicholson Baker, New York Times Book Review. Fine paperback w/sharp corners & crisp edges, a square & tight binding w/no creases in spine & no jacket as issued.…