The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left
David CrystalThe Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left
January 1, 2006Oxford University Press256 pages
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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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