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584 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141015934
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 09 September 2004
Description
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly w...
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584 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780141015934
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin
Publication date: 09 September 2004
Description
When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly w...
Community Reviews
Content Warnings