Beyond Words: How Language Reveals the Way We Live Now |
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John Humphrys
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Pages: 256 (Hardcover)
ISBN: 034092375X
Pub: Hodder & Stoughton
Pub date: 2006-11-02
Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 234817
Reader Reviews:
Erudite and hilarious. (52/54 people found this helpful)
Very funny but also genuinely illuminating look at the way the lazy and sometimes manipulative (mis)use of language has had an impact on our political, economic and cultural lives. His examples are wonderful and his case for grammatical rigour is compelling while never being snobby.
A great Christmas present for all who love the English language. An even better present for the rest.
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