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![Language Wars: A History of Proper English by Henry Hitchings](https://rwszupzmsadbjqghhiwjxwntmpecjm.thestorygraph.com/rails/active_storage/representations/redirect/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaHBBOXJIdWc9PSIsImV4cCI6bnVsbCwicHVyIjoiYmxvYl9pZCJ9fQ==--03c89a5dcb49ad9684238e668797095782a26550/eyJfcmFpbHMiOnsibWVzc2FnZSI6IkJBaDdCem9MWm05eWJXRjBTU0lJYW5CbkJqb0dSVlE2RkhKbGMybDZaVjkwYjE5c2FXMXBkRnNIYVFJc0FXa0M5QUU9IiwiZXhwIjpudWxsLCJwdXIiOiJ2YXJpYXRpb24ifX0=--038335c90cf75c275ae4d36968ac417dc4a0a3e3/Language%20Wars-%20A%20History%20of%20Proper%20English.jpg)
408 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250013941
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Description
"Exemplary...Hitchings has created a fascinating, wholly readable, and gratifyingly informative book."---Financial Times (London) The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been bitter; o...
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408 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9781250013941
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador USA
Publication date: 30 October 2012
Description
"Exemplary...Hitchings has created a fascinating, wholly readable, and gratifyingly informative book."---Financial Times (London) The English language is a battlefield. Since the age of Shakespeare, arguments over correct usage have been bitter; o...