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That's The Way It Crumbles: The American Conquest of the English Language by Matthew Engel (Hardcover, 2017)
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You betcha. And are we outraged?. Hell, yes. But do we do anything?. Too much hassle. Until now. Author:Engel, Matthew. The feel-good place to buy books.
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Are we tired of hearing that fall is a season, sick of being offered fries and told about the latest movie? Yeah. Have we noticed the sly interpolation of Americanisms into our everyday speech? You betcha. And are we outraged? Hell, yes. But do we do anything? Too much hassle. Until now. In That's The Way It Crumbles Matthew Engel presents a call to arms against the linguistic impoverishment that happens when one language dominates another. With dismay and wry amusement, he traces the American invasion of our language from the early days of the New World, via the influence of Edison, the dance hall and the talkies, right up to the Apple and Microsoft-dominated present day, and explores the fate of other languages trying to fend off linguistic takeover bids. It is not the Americans' fault, more the result of their talent for innovation and our own indifference. He explains how America's cultural supremacy affects British gestures, celebrations and way of life, and how every paragraph and conversation includes words the British no longer even think of as Americanisms. Part battle cry, part love song, part elegy, this book celebrates the strange, the banal, the precious and the endangered parts of our uncommon common language.Product Identifiers
PublisherProfile Books
ISBN-139781781256688
eBay Product ID (ePID)236747536
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Book TitleThat's the Way It Crumbles: the American Conquest of the English Language
AuthorMatthew Engel
FormatHardcover
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2017
Number of Pages288 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height222mm
Item Width144mm
Item Weight470g
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Title_AuthorMatthew Engel
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
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- 03 Apr, 2019
Brilliant...Americanisms must stop.
So, if you are kinder one of those like guys of a certain age who were taught English Grammar at school, you are probably horrified by the like awesome amount of Americanisms that have, wow, trashed the English language. Even the ebay star rating if you like this book is 'amazing' for goodness sake. So this book exposes them well and truly and more importantly, tells us what we can do about it. Read it now!!!!Verified purchase: YesCondition: New
