Proper English ; Richard Edmonds Examines Two Works Which Extol the Virtues of a Language Steeped in History

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A Little Book of Language by David Crystal (Yale: 14.99) The Book in the Renaissance by Andrew Pettegree (Yale: 30) With more than half a million words, English is the world's greatest language.

It is the staple of diplomatic debate, conferences and teaching and it is the chosen second language in many countries. I taught it myself in Saudi Arabia when it was always welcomed and used with delight by the students.

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Proper English ; Richard Edmonds Examines Two Works Which Extol the Virtues of a Language Steeped in History

English, for us, remember is the language of Shakespeare, Milton, Keats and Dickens. With its wonderful nuances and shades of meaning, it gave writers such as Oscar Wilde or Virginia Woolf, the perfect medium with which to ex-...

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