Word Court (ePub)
Wherein verbal virtue is rewarded, crimes against the language are punished, and poetic justice is d
(Sprache: Englisch)
The "witty and accessible" bestseller by the Atlantic Monthly editor who rules on linguistic disputes (San Francisco Chronicle).
Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's...
Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's...
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The "witty and accessible" bestseller by the Atlantic Monthly editor who rules on linguistic disputes (San Francisco Chronicle).
Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's success soon morphed into a regular magazine feature. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to preside over common and uncommon cases, establishing rules for such issues as turns of phrase, slang, name usage, punctuation, and newly coined vocabulary. With true wit, she deliberates and decides on the right path for lovers of language, ranging from classic questions (is "a historical" or "an historical" correct?) to awkward issues (How long does someone have to be dead before we should all stop calling her "the late"?). The result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do.
"A logophile's delight." -San Diego Union-Tribune
"Her approach to language is a beguiling mix of charm and research" -USA Today
Atlantic Monthly senior editor Barbara Wallraff first began answering grammar questions on AOL in the 1990s, and the site's success soon morphed into a regular magazine feature. In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to preside over common and uncommon cases, establishing rules for such issues as turns of phrase, slang, name usage, punctuation, and newly coined vocabulary. With true wit, she deliberates and decides on the right path for lovers of language, ranging from classic questions (is "a historical" or "an historical" correct?) to awkward issues (How long does someone have to be dead before we should all stop calling her "the late"?). The result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do.
"A logophile's delight." -San Diego Union-Tribune
"Her approach to language is a beguiling mix of charm and research" -USA Today
Autoren-Porträt von Barbara Wallraff
Barbara Wallraff (right) is a senior editor at the Atlantic Monthly, where she has worked since 1983. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Barbara Wallraff
- 2012, 384 Seiten, Englisch
- Verlag: HMH Books
- ISBN-10: 0544109937
- ISBN-13: 9780544109933
- Erscheinungsdatum: 24.09.2012
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