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  • Myths, Lies and Half-Truths of Language Usage

    (By John McWhorter)

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    Author John McWhorter
    “Book Descriptions: Is English broken? Do bad grammar, slang, and illogical constructions signal a decline in standards of usage? Do e-mail and text messages corrupt the art of writing? In short, is our language going to the dogs?

    It's easy to think so, just as it's easy to listen to people speaking a foreign language and think that they're doing something more complicated and interesting than we're doing in speaking English. But English is complicated and interesting too. Consider the real truth behind these widespread beliefs: of English. And consider the future of the English language on the global stage.”

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