A Slap in the Face Why Insults Hurt – And Why They Shouldn’t
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Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we…
A Slap in the Face Why Insults Hurt, and Why They Shouldn’t
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Insults are part of the fabric of daily life. But why do we insult each other? Why do insults cause us such pain? Can we…
Dent’s Modern Tribes The Secret Languages of Britain
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Did you know that . . . a soldier’s biggest social blunder is called jack brew – making yourself a cuppa without making one for…
Dent’s Modern Tribes The Secret Languages of Britain
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Did you know that . . . a soldier’s biggest social blunder is called jack brew – making yourself a cuppa without making one for…
English Words : Structure, History, Usage
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How do we find the right word for the job? Where does that word come from? Why do we spell it like that? And how…
Horrible Words A Guide to the Misuse of English
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‘Stuffed with entertaining detail … Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening’ The Times Nothing inflames the language purists like an illogical irregardless or…
Horrible Words A Guide to the Misuse of English
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Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are ‘howlers’ and ‘non-words’, fit only for…
How Language Began The Story of Humanity’s Greatest Invention
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In his groundbreaking new book Daniel Everett seeks answers to questions that have perplexed thinkers from Plato to Chomsky: when and how did language begin?…
Making Sense The Glamorous Story of English Grammar
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The world’s greatest authority on language explains the secrets and subtleties of the grammar of English. David Crystal explores its history and varieties, explains its…
May We Borrow Your Language? How English Has Stolen, Purloined, Snaffled, Pilfered, Appropriated and Looted Words from All Four Corners of the World
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The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries…
May We Borrow Your Language? How English Has Stolen, Snaffled, Purloined, Pilfered, Appropriated and Looted Words from All Four Corners of the World
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The English language that is spoken by one billion people around the world is a linguistic mongrel, its vocabulary a diverse mix resulting from centuries…
The English Language
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This is the definitive survey of the English language – in all its forms. Crystal writes accessibly about the structure of the language, the uses…