Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language by Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman

Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language

Patricia T. O'Conner, Stewart Kellerman

266 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced

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In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman explode the misconceptions that have led generations of language lovers astray. They reveal why some of grammar's best-known "rules" aren't--and never were--rules a...

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