On LanguageTimes Books, 1980 - 331 Seiten Written by a New York Times columnist renowned for his crotchety wit, this tome enlightens readers concerning proper usage, correct pronunciation, the roots of daily discourse, and the vacuous lingo in which "subsume" is co-opting "co-opt", word-burning stoves become "energy systems", and stores that sell eyeglasses squint out at the public as "vision centers". The author is aided in his campaign for precision and clarity in language by a legion of word buffs, language lovers, and learned eccentrics. |
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... pronounced Dun Leery . Just as the Prime Minister of Ireland is the Taoiseach , pronounced Tee - Shuck , see ? In Dublin , people call him , " Air Tee- Shuck . " And the people of Ireland are not represented by elected officials , they ...
... pronounced Dun Leery . Just as the Prime Minister of Ireland is the Taoiseach , pronounced Tee - Shuck , see ? In Dublin , people call him , " Air Tee- Shuck . " And the people of Ireland are not represented by elected officials , they ...
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... pronounced with a " k , " has developed into a chasm , also pronounced with a " k . " ) Does the foregoing suggest that languaslobs , in great number and full cry , can turn any garbled pronunciation into the " correct " way to say a ...
... pronounced with a " k , " has developed into a chasm , also pronounced with a " k . " ) Does the foregoing suggest that languaslobs , in great number and full cry , can turn any garbled pronunciation into the " correct " way to say a ...
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... pronounced " sin - EK - doe - key , " roughly rhyming with " Schenectady . " The problem in interviewing etiquette ... pronouncing it cor- rectly . That was intended to show him how to use the word correctly without requiring an overt ...
... pronounced " sin - EK - doe - key , " roughly rhyming with " Schenectady . " The problem in interviewing etiquette ... pronouncing it cor- rectly . That was intended to show him how to use the word correctly without requiring an overt ...
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Belt the kids 5 alphabet | 13 |
awriiight 24 boggling the mind 30 coming on 47 copacetic 54 | 54 |
haters 22 bi the bi 29 boggling the mind 30 center on 35 clearly | 96 |
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