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256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781440634048
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Gotham Books
Publication date: 01 October 2008
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammarWhy do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cu...
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256 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781440634048
Format: Digital
Language: English
Publisher: Gotham Books
Publication date: 01 October 2008
Description
A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammarWhy do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”? Why do we say “do” at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cu...