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The Fight for EnglishThe Fight for English

The Fight for English

How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left

David Crystal

3.5(2)on Hardcover

About this book

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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OL Work ID
OL114330W

Subjects

English languageUsageHistoryEnglish language, usage

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