The Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive & Downright Dangerous Language
Title | The Superior Person's Field Guide to Deceitful, Deceptive & Downright Dangerous Language PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bowler |
Publisher | David R. Godine Publisher |
Pages | 0 |
Release | 2008 |
Genre | English language |
ISBN | 9781567923377 |
"With his customary wit and clear-sightedness, Bowler cuts a swath through the thickets of popular jargon, casting daylight on such linguistic deformities as "interrogate with prejudice" (that is, torture) and "unforeseen geological event" (a mining disaster). Impatient with euphemism, he examines ugly specimens forced into bloom in the interests of political correctness - "waitperson," "developmentally challenged" - designed to help the squeamish avoid direct confrontation with the simple facts of sex and disability. Here are circumlocutions that make the disagreeable seem agreeable, the unacceptable acceptable, and here is Peter Bowler, as always, trying to set the record, and the English language, straight."--BOOK JACKET.
Bethumpt the Best and Worst of the Wördos
Title | Bethumpt the Best and Worst of the Wördos PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Reedy |
Publisher | Xlibris Corporation |
Pages | 196 |
Release | 2019-10-18 |
Genre | Reference |
ISBN | 1796057797 |
“Bethumpt The Best and Worst of the Wördos” is a collaborative effort of Jerry Reedy, Ph.D. and Professor Emeritus of Classical Languages and Fred Webber, B.A., Journalism. The authors hope this book will give readers an understanding of the origin of words and their past and present meanings and usage. They also hope readers will enjoy the book. It’s not intended to be pedantic or instructional... just interesting and sometimes fun. Both authors belong to Wördos, a group of people who meet monthly to talk about the often careless use of English in the media. We believe that the failure to write clearly jeopardizes understanding and believability, and that writing well is important in establishing credibility and competence. There’s more about the Wördos in the book. And speaking of the book, if you’re wondering about the origin of “Bethumpt,” you’ll have to buy the book to find out!
The Story of Australian English
Title | The Story of Australian English PDF eBook |
Author | Kel Richards |
Publisher | NewSouth |
Pages | 278 |
Release | 2015-03-01 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 1742241905 |
The English language arrived in Australia with the first motley bunch of European settlers on 26 January 1788. Today there is clearly a distinctive Australian regional dialect with its own place among the global family of ‘Englishes’. How did this come about? Where did the distinctive pattern, accent, and verbal inventions that make up Aussie English come from? A lively narrative, this book tells the story of the birth, rise and triumphant progress of the colourful dingo lingo that we know today as Aussie English.
Keys to Academic English
Title | Keys to Academic English PDF eBook |
Author | Adrian Hale |
Publisher | Cambridge University Press |
Pages | 423 |
Release | 2023-04-30 |
Genre | Foreign Language Study |
ISBN | 1009289039 |
Keys to Academic English presents Academic English and its building blocks in an accessible, easy-to-use format.
Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation
Title | Book Review Index - 2009 Cumulation PDF eBook |
Author | Dana Ferguson |
Publisher | Book Review Index Cumulation |
Pages | 1304 |
Release | 2009-08 |
Genre | Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | 9781414419121 |
Book Review Index provides quick access to reviews of books, periodicals, books on tape and electronic media representing a wide range of popular, academic and professional interests. The up-to-date coverage, wide scope and inclusion of citations for both newly published and older materials make Book Review Index an exceptionally useful reference tool. More than 600 publications are indexed, including journals and national general interest publications and newspapers. Book Review Index is available in a three-issue subscription covering the current year or as an annual cumulation covering the past year.
The Death of Expertise
Title | The Death of Expertise PDF eBook |
Author | Tom Nichols |
Publisher | Oxford University Press |
Pages | 337 |
Release | 2024 |
Genre | Computers |
ISBN | 0197763839 |
"In the early 1990s, a small group of "AIDS denialists," including a University of California professor named Peter Duesberg, argued against virtually the entire medical establishment's consensus that the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) was the cause of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome. Science thrives on such counterintuitive challenges, but there was no evidence for Duesberg's beliefs, which turned out to be baseless. Once researchers found HIV, doctors and public health officials were able to save countless lives through measures aimed at preventing its transmission"--
The Superior Person's Book of Words
Title | The Superior Person's Book of Words PDF eBook |
Author | Peter Bowler |
Publisher | David R. Godine Publisher |
Pages | 138 |
Release | 1985 |
Genre | Humor |
ISBN | 9780879235567 |
This book will teach you the practical riches of saying it well with good words, neglected words, precise words for vocabular exaltation.