The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at
language “mistakes” and how they came to be accepted as correct—or not.
English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide
variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular
usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct
today were at first considered slang, impolite, or just plain wrong.
Whether you consider yourself a stickler, a nitpicker, or a rule-breaker in
the know, Bad English is sure to enlighten, enrage, and perhaps even
inspire.
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