num_pages: 132
description: In the spirit of the bestselling 'Eats, Shoots &amp; Leaves', this is an informative and highly amusing little book about bad English, full of examples of the incorrect grammar and usage that often pervades modern radio broadcasts, newspaper articles, classroom discussions and political speeches. As the author explains, he does not take issue with the so-called "educated or uneducated" uses of the English language. 'Between You and I' is more concerned with the particular form of English debasement we now have, which might be called the "half-educated" uses of language. Readers may be surprised to find that much of what they thought was "bad" English is in fact perfectly good, and that what they have learned to think of as "good" English is sometimes ignorant, dishonest or just plain stupid.
language: English
title: Between You and I A Little Book of Bad English
titlecomplete: Between You and I A Little Book of Bad English
genres: Reference, Education, Own, Academic, Writing, Language, Linguistics, Nonfiction
ratings_count: 185
publisher: Icon