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This is a fascinating look at the quirks of the English language, past and present. It shows our capacity to play with the language and examines how we use it - in slang and jargon, swearing, speaking the unspeakable or concealing unpleasant or incovenient facts.Burridge, Kate is the author of 'Blooming English Observations on the roots, cultivation and hybrids of the English language', published 2004 under ISBN 9780521839488 and ISBN 0521839483.
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