Watch Your Language!

Watch Your Language! Mother Tongue and Her Wayward Children

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Hardback (30 Mar 1994)

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Publisher's Synopsis

In this lively, playful celebration of the joys and power of language, Gorrell points to all the signs that show English to be alive and well, and, like any other living thing, constantly evolving. Watch Your Language! covers a wide array of topics of interest to all aficionados of English, from political doublespeak to spelling, from etymology to puns and wordgames. Throughout, Gorrell invites readers to share his love for words.

Book information

ISBN: 9780874172355
Publisher: University of Nevada Press
Imprint: University of Nevada Press
Pub date:
Edition: 1
DEWEY: 420
DEWEY edition: 20
Language: English
Number of pages: 218
Weight: 630g
Height: 160mm
Width: 236mm
Spine width: 26mm