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03131aam a22003858i 4500 001 8254EDCCBB4F11EE9799A7D243ECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240125010040 008 231201s2024 nyu b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2023048686 020 $a 0593444094 020 $a 9780593444092 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d SILO 082 00 $a 428 $2 23/eng/20231204 100 1 $a Curzan, Anne, $e author. 245 10 $a Says who? : $b a kinder, funner usage guide for everyone who cares about words / $c by Anne Curzan. 250 $a First edition. 263 $a 2403 264 1 $a New York : $b Crown, $c 2024. 300 $a pages cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy (yes, that's a "real" word!), this book explains where the grammar rules we learned in school actually come from and reveals the forces that drive dictionary editors to label certain words as slang or unacceptable. Linguist and veteran English professor Anne Curzan equips readers with the tools they need to adeptly manage (a split infinitive?! You betcha!) formal and informal writing and speaking. After all, we don't want to be caught wearing our linguistic pajamas to a job interview any more than we want to show up for a backyard barbecue in a verbal tux, asking, "To whom shall I pass the ketchup?" Curzan helps us use our new knowledge about the developing nature of language and grammar rules to become caretakers of language rather than gatekeepers of it. Applying entertaining examples from literature, newspapers, television, and more, Curzan welcomes usage novices and encourages the language police to lower their pens, showing us how we can care about language precision, clarity, and inclusion all at the same time. With lively humor and humanity, Says Who? isa pragmatic and accessible key that reveals how our choices about language usage can be a powerful force for equity and personal expression. For proud grammar sticklers and self-conscious writers alike, Curzan makes nerding out about language fun"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a English language $x Usage 650 0 $a English language $x Grammar. 776 08 $i Online version: 776 08 $a Curzan, Anne. $t Says who? $b First edition $d New York : Crown, 2024 $z 9780593444108 $w (DLC) 2023048687 941 $a 7 952 $l TYPH572 $d 20240524010723.0 952 $l YEPF572 $d 20240509012546.0 952 $l DBPE173 $d 20240507010340.0 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240502013600.0 952 $l GOPG641 $d 20240409045508.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20240409012921.0 952 $l TCPG826 $d 20240402010451.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=8254EDCCBB4F11EE9799A7D243ECA4DBInitiate Another SILO Locator Search