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Author:
Urdang, Laurence.
Title:
The last word : the English language : opinions and prejudices / by Laurence Urdang.
Publisher:
Omnigraphics,
Copyright Date:
c2010
Description:
xxi, 281 p. ; 24 cm.
Subject:
English language.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Language change -- Word origins -- Meaning -- Words and expressions -- Language and culture and language -- Names -- Feminist and politically correct language -- Good English/Bad English -- Taboo, slang, informal, and colloquial language -- Bad writing, taste, and discrimination -- Spelling reform -- Controversy and dictionaries -- Computers -- Pronunciation.
ISBN:
0780811712 (pbk.)
9780780811713 (pbk.)
Locations:
UQAX771 -- Des Moines Area Community College Library - Ankeny (Ankeny)

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