Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth About Language by David Shariatmadari

Don't Believe A Word: The Surprising Truth About Language

David Shariatmadari

288 pages first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction challenging informative reflective medium-paced
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Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language. Inuits have fifty words for snow; there's a term in Portuguese you simply can't translate; if you know the origin of a word you're better informed about its meaning; standards of grammar have...

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