Horrible Words - A Guide to the Misuse of English (Gowers Rebecca)(Paperback)

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 scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something? In this provocative and hugely entertaining book, Rebecca Gowers throws light on a great array of horrible words, and shows how the diktats of the pedants are repeatedly based on misinformation, false reasoning and straight-up snobbery. The result is a brilliant work of history, a surreptitious introduction to linguistics, a Horrible Words - Rebecca Gowers od authora Rebecca Gowers a nakladatelství za skvělé ceny na e-shopu Martinus.cz
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