Because Language - a podcast about linguistics, the science of language.

180: Bad English (featuring Ammon Shea)


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Are you annoyed by grammar purists? Do prescriptive pedants pester you with trivial issues of usage? What you need is some ammunition for fighting back. And it's here, in the new book 'Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation'. Linguist Daniel Midgley talks with author Ammon Shea on this episode of Talk the Talk.
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