Origins of the Specious Free

Author: Patricia T. O'Conner
Edition: Reprint
Binding: Paperback
ISBN: 0812978102

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

Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces "niche" as NITCH? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with "and"? Do you think British spellings are more "civilised" than the American versions? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you're myth-informed. Download Origins of the Specious: Myths and Misconceptions of the English Language from rapidshare, mediafire, 4shared.

AAA In Origins of the Specious, word mavens Patricia T. O'Conner and Stewart Kellerman reveal why some of grammar's best-known "rules" aren't-and never were-rules at all. This playfully witty, rigorously researched book sets the record straight about bogus word origins, politically correct fictions, phony franAais, fake acronyms, and more. Here are some shockers: "They" was once commonly used for both singular Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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