Experience the Dark Side of the English Language What sensitivities are you secretly offending when you use the words poppycock , bonfire , and porcelain ? What political incorrectness are you courting when you describe someone or something as ethnic ? Who have you insulted, what sensitivity have you jostled, what breach of propriety have you committed when you use such remarkably innocent words as butterfly , gymnasium , and fizzle ? Unfortunate English uncovers older meanings of words that are out of joint ...
Read More
Experience the Dark Side of the English Language What sensitivities are you secretly offending when you use the words poppycock , bonfire , and porcelain ? What political incorrectness are you courting when you describe someone or something as ethnic ? Who have you insulted, what sensitivity have you jostled, what breach of propriety have you committed when you use such remarkably innocent words as butterfly , gymnasium , and fizzle ? Unfortunate English uncovers older meanings of words that are out of joint with almost everyone's sense of propriety - word histories that reveal the deintensification of the disgusting, the generalization of the ribald, the mutation of the offensive, and occasionally the sensationalizing of the innocent. So open the book and start having fun ... or maybe you shouldn't, considering that fun originally meant ... well, something different.
Read Less
Add this copy of Unfortunate English to cart. $5.99, good condition, Sold by Alien Bindings rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Writer's Digest Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Good+ condition. Covers show a bit of edge wear and a curled upper corner of the front wrapper as well as the laminate undulating on the rear lower corner. Rear lower corner of rear wrapper is lightly stained. The binding is tight. The interior pages are unmarked. The book will be carefully packaged for shipment for protection from the elements. USPS electronic tracking number issued free of charge. 192 pages.
Add this copy of Unfortunate English to cart. $10.34, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Emerald rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Writer's Digest Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
Add this copy of Unfortunate English to cart. $10.34, very good condition, Sold by HPB-Diamond rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Dallas, TX, UNITED STATES, published 2009 by Writer's Digest Books.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
Very good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
