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Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage

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The modern attitude toward English is filled with misconceptions that obscure the true picture of what a marvelous language it is.

Dispel the cloud of confusion that clings to English and become a more informed and more self-aware speaker of our wonderful language in Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage, guided by acclaimed linguist Professor John McWhorter.

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Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Alarm over the Decay of English

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Alarm over the Decay of English

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English

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Surprises in the Ancestry of Old English

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Not Exactly Anglo-Saxon

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Not Exactly Anglo-Saxon

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Don't Forget the Celtic Connection

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Don't Forget the Celtic Connection

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: From Insider Language to Lingua Franca

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From Insider Language to Lingua Franca

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: English as Easy German

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English as Easy German

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: The Viking Conquest of English

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The Viking Conquest of English

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: How the Words of Modern English Emerged

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How the Words of Modern English Emerged

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Black English - The Streamlining Continues

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Black English - The Streamlining Continues

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Honored Conceits of Blackboard Grammar

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Honored Conceits of Blackboard Grammar

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Pronoun Fashions Come and Go

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Pronoun Fashions Come and Go

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Wrong Then, Proper Now - and Vice Versa

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Wrong Then, Proper Now - and Vice Versa

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: A Procession of Accidents and Fossils

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A Procession of Accidents and Fossils

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: The Pursuit of Logic in Language

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The Pursuit of Logic in Language

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Clarity as the Logic of Language

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Clarity as the Logic of Language

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: 20th-Century Fashions from Strunk & White

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20th-Century Fashions from Strunk & White

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: The Kinds of Grammar You Don't Hear About

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The Kinds of Grammar You Don't Hear About

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Linguists Uncovering Grammar We All Use

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Linguists Uncovering Grammar We All Use

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Speech versus Writing - Different Languages

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Speech versus Writing - Different Languages

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Speechmaking - From Oratory to Plain Speaking

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Speechmaking - From Oratory to Plain Speaking

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: The Old and New Styles of Writing

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The Old and New Styles of Writing

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Got Poetry? Language with Spice

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Got Poetry? Language with Spice

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: Why Texting Is Misunderstood

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Why Texting Is Misunderstood

Myths, Lies, and Half-Truths of Language Usage: The Living Past and Future of English

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The Living Past and Future of English

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