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Lost for Words:

The Mangling and Manipulating of the English Language
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Hodder & Stoughton Canada, 2005 - Language Arts & Disciplines - 334 pages

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User Review  - Colin - Goodreads

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User Review  - Carpii - Goodreads

I read this shortly after reading Melvyn Braggs 'Adventure of English', hoping it would be similar. In many ways it is, but it just doesn't flow as well, and ultimately isnt quite as interesting. I ... Read full review

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From empty cliche to meaningless jargon, dangling participle to sentences without verbs, the English language is reeling. This work exposes the depths to ...
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