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Horrible Words: A Guide to the Misuse of English by Rebecca Gowers |...
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Horrible Words: A Guide to the Misuse of English by Rebecca Gowers. Although Gowers gives both barrels to language prigs, her book, at times, will rile even liberal-minded readers. Robbie Millen. April , 1:01am, The Times. “All choice of words is slang. It marks a class,” says Fred Vincy in George Eliot's ...
Interview with Rebecca Gowers, editor of Plain Words | Oxford Mail
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Some people are lucky with their relatives, including Oxford author Rebecca Gowers. One of her great-grandfathers, Douglas Pelly, provided the story…
The Twisted Heart by Rebecca Gowers, £ Daily Record
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Guardian: Rebecca Gowers | The Guardian
Rebecca Gowers: 'He' as a catch-all term for 'he or she' is an annoying bug of the English language – but Ernest Gowers, my linguist great-grandfather, used it happily
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