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Much Ado about English: Up and Down the Bizarre Byways of a Fascinating Language

By Richard Watson Todd

Book information

Publisher
Nicholas Brealey Publishing
Year
2007
ISBN
1857883721, 9781857883725, 9781429460873
LCC
PE1574
Open Library ID
OL23110170M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
476 kB (487578 bytes)
Pages
156\156
Scanned
yes
Time added
2011-08-31 04:54:40
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Description

English is the world language-it is used in one hundred and fifteen countries, and around 70% of webpages are in English. But English is also complex and unpredictable. Its massive range and wealth of quirks make it fascinating and surprising to native speakers and newcomers alike. Richard Watson Todd's Much Ado About English: Up and Down the Bizarre Byways of a Fascinating Language takes readers on an entertaining journey through the peculiarities, illogicalities and sheer charm of the English language, wandering down the language's idiosyncratic and surprising byways. Richard Watson Todd considers everything from erratic spelling to unexpected uses, where words have come from and how they have changed, and the myriad ways we use this flexible tongue. From onomatopeia to cliches, politically correct language to Cockney rhyming slang, metaphors and oxymorons, here is a light-hearted and engaging view of a mother tongue.

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