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Origins Of The Specious: Myths And Misconceptions Of The English Language,Used
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Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces niche as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with and? Do you think British spellings are more civilised than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, youre mythinformed.In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. OConner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammars bestknown rules arentand never wererules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony franais, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: They was once commonly used for both singular and plural, much the way you is today. And an eighteenthcentury female grammarian, of all people, is largely responsible for the allpurpose he. From the Queens English to street slang, this eyeopening romp will be the toast of grammarphiles and the salvation of grammarphobes. Take our word for it.
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