Making Sense of Grammar
By: David Crystal
4.01
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
* Moves the analysis of grammar and language structure onto the next stage -- interpreting it from …
Want to Read $ 9.99"The two billion people who speak English these days live mainly in countries where they’ve learned English as a foreign language. There are only around 400 million mother-tongue speakers – chiefly living in the UK, Ireland, USA, Canada, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, and the countries of the Caribbean. This means that for every one native speaker of English there are now five non-native speakers. The centre of gravity in the use of English has shifted, therefore. Once upon a time, it would have been possible to say, in terms of number of speakers, that the British ‘owned’ English. Then it was the turn of the Americans. Today, it’s the turn of those who have learned English as a foreign language, who form the vast majority of users. Everyone who has taken the trouble to learn English can be said to ‘own’ it now, and they all have a say in its future. So, if most of them say such things as informations and advices, it seems inevitable that one day some of these usages will become part of international standard English, and influence the way people speak in the ‘home’ countries. Those with a nostalgia for linguistic days of old may not like it, but it will not be possible to stop such international trends."-David Crystal, Making Sense of Grammar
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3.52
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
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"The sound came again. There was a whistle to it, and a moan. It was almost a hiss, and it could’ve been a strangled gasp. Above all, it was quiet, and it seemed to have no source. It whispered."-Cherie Priest, Boneshaker (The Clockwork Century, #1)
2. Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks
By: Keith Houston
3.97
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
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3. The Etymologicon: A Circular Stroll through the Hidden Connections of the English Language
By: Mark Forsyth
4.48
Format: 448 pages, Hardcover
The Etymologicon springs from Mark Forsyth's Inky Fool blog on the strange connections between word… read more
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4. The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
By: Margery Allingham
3.62
Format: 208 pages, Paperback
A house party is under way at the remote mansion of Black Dudley, and among the guests are some ver… read more
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"George Abbershaw's prosaic mind quivered on the verge of poetry when he looked at her."-Margery Allingham, The Crime at Black Dudley (Albert Campion Mystery, #1)
5. Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen
By: Mary Norris
3.78
Format: 244 pages, Paperback
Mary Norris has spent more than three decades in The New Yorker's copy department, maintaining its … read more
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6. Mooncop
By: Tom Gauld
2.00
Format: 144 pages, Hardcover
"Living on the moon . . . Whatever were we thinking? . . . It seems so silly now." The lunar colony… read more
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7. Century Rain
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3.90
Format: 205 pages, Paperback
Three hundred years from now, Earth has been rendered uninhabitable due to the technological catast… read more
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By: Agatha Christie
3.80
Format: 375 pages, Paperback
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"It's a rotten job, but somebody's got to do it."-Agatha Christie, The Seven Dials Mystery (Superintendent Battle #2)
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0.00
Format: None pages, Paperback
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10. Talking Back, Talking Black: Truths About America's Lingua Franca
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4.00
Format: 302 pages, Hardcover
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4.29
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
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4.09
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
Science reporter Erika Engelhaupt investigates the gross, strange, and morbid absurdities of our bo… read more
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"This kind of scientific boldness is something the world could use more of. All too often, we’re hemmed in by our fears and our sense of propriety. Some subjects simply aren’t discussed, or aren’t tak…"-Erika Engelhaupt, Gory Details: Adventures from the Dark Side of Science
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4.10
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14. War Lord (The Saxon Stories, #13)
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4.60
Format: 333 pages, Hardcover
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4.30
Format: 416 pages, Hardcover
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3.57
Format: 384 pages, Hardcover
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3.54
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A linguistically informed look at how our digital world is transforming the English language. … read more
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21. Making Sense of Grammar
By: David Crystal
4.01
Format: 400 pages, Paperback
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