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Grammar and Good Taste: Reforming the American Language

by Dennis E. Baron
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Synopsis

Recounts attempts to reform American spelling and grammar, explains why these reforms have not been accepted, and discusses how correct usage is determined

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Book Details

Published
July 1, 1982
Publisher
Yale University Press
Pages
263
Format
Hardcover
ISBN
9780300027990

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