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

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

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作者: Patricia T. O\\\'Conner 著

出版社: Random House Publishing Group

出版时间: 2010-08

ISBN: 9780812978100

定价: 119.50

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 288页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>语言文字

Doyoucringewhenatalkingheadpronounces“niche”asNITCH?Doyougetbentoutofshapewhenyourteenagerbeginsasentencewith“and”?DoyouthinkBritishspellingsaremore“civilised”thantheAmericanversions?Ifyouansweredyestoanyofthosequestions,you’remyth-informed.

InOriginsoftheSpecious,wordmavensPatriciaT.O’ConnerandStewartKellermanrevealwhysomeofgrammar’sbest-known“rules”aren’t—andneverwere—rulesatall.Thisplayfullywitty,rigorouslyresearchedbooksetstherecordstraightaboutboguswordorigins,politicallycorrectfictions,phonyfrançais,fakeacronyms,andmore.Herearesomeshockers:“They”wasoncecommonlyusedforbothsingularandplural,muchtheway“you”istoday.Andaneighteenth-centuryfemalegrammarian,ofallpeople,islargelyresponsiblefortheall-purpose“he.”FromtheQueen’sEnglishtostreetslang,thiseye-openingrompwillbethetoastofgrammarphilesandthesalvationofgrammarphobes.Takeourwordforit. PatriciaT.O’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview,haswrittenfourbooksonlanguageandwriting–thebestsellingWoeIsI:TheGrammarphobe’sGuidetoBetterEnglishinPlainEnglish;WordsFailMe:WhatEveryoneWhoWritesShouldKnowAboutWriting;WoeIsIJr.:TheYoungerGrammarphobe’sGuidetoBetterEnglishinPlainEnglish;andYouSendMe:GettingItRightWhenYouWriteOnline.

StewartKellermanhasbeenaneditoratTheNewYorkTimesandaforeigncorrespondentforUPIinAsia,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast.Heco-authoredYouSendMewithhiswife,PatriciaT.O’Conner,andherunstheirwebsiteandblogatgrammarphobia.com.TheyliveinruralConnecticut.

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内容简介:
Doyoucringewhenatalkingheadpronounces“niche”asNITCH?Doyougetbentoutofshapewhenyourteenagerbeginsasentencewith“and”?DoyouthinkBritishspellingsaremore“civilised”thantheAmericanversions?Ifyouansweredyestoanyofthosequestions,you’remyth-informed.

InOriginsoftheSpecious,wordmavensPatriciaT.O’ConnerandStewartKellermanrevealwhysomeofgrammar’sbest-known“rules”aren’t—andneverwere—rulesatall.Thisplayfullywitty,rigorouslyresearchedbooksetstherecordstraightaboutboguswordorigins,politicallycorrectfictions,phonyfrançais,fakeacronyms,andmore.Herearesomeshockers:“They”wasoncecommonlyusedforbothsingularandplural,muchtheway“you”istoday.Andaneighteenth-centuryfemalegrammarian,ofallpeople,islargelyresponsiblefortheall-purpose“he.”FromtheQueen’sEnglishtostreetslang,thiseye-openingrompwillbethetoastofgrammarphilesandthesalvationofgrammarphobes.Takeourwordforit.
作者简介:
PatriciaT.O’Conner,aformereditoratTheNewYorkTimesBookReview,haswrittenfourbooksonlanguageandwriting–thebestsellingWoeIsI:TheGrammarphobe’sGuidetoBetterEnglishinPlainEnglish;WordsFailMe:WhatEveryoneWhoWritesShouldKnowAboutWriting;WoeIsIJr.:TheYoungerGrammarphobe’sGuidetoBetterEnglishinPlainEnglish;andYouSendMe:GettingItRightWhenYouWriteOnline.

StewartKellermanhasbeenaneditoratTheNewYorkTimesandaforeigncorrespondentforUPIinAsia,LatinAmerica,andtheMiddleEast.Heco-authoredYouSendMewithhiswife,PatriciaT.O’Conner,andherunstheirwebsiteandblogatgrammarphobia.com.TheyliveinruralConnecticut.

FromtheHardcoveredition.,,,

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