Origins of the Specious

Author: Patricia T. O'Conner
Edition: 1ST
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 1400066603

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," or says "octopuses" instead of "octopi"? Do you think British spellings are more "civilised" than the American versions? Would you bet the bank that "jeep" got its start as a military term and "SOS" as an acronym for "Save Our Ship"? 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. Go stand in the corner-and read this book!

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" Search and find a lot of education books in many category availabe for free download.

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