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Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our cultural values? Delving into these provocative topics and more, Our Magnificent Bastard Language distills hundreds of years of fascinating lore into one lively history.
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Warm, cool, resolved and spare.
- warmbleak
- cooloverwhelming
- resolvedopen-ended
- sparerichly built
- classical in formformally daring
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About the book
- Author
- John McWhorter
- First published
- 2009
- Publisher
- Gotham Books
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781592404940
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