Horrible Words

Author : Rebecca Gowers
Publisher : Penguin UK
ISBN 13 : 1846148529
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horrible Words written by Rebecca Gowers and published by Penguin UK. This book was released on 2016-03-31 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something? In this provocative and hugely entertaining book, Rebecca Gowers throws light on a great array of horrible words, and shows how the diktats of the pedants are repeatedly based on misinformation, false reasoning and straight-up snobbery. The result is a brilliant work of history, a surreptitious introduction to linguistics, and a mischievous salute to the misusers of the language. It is also a bold manifesto asserting our common rights over English, even as it questions the true nature of style.

Author : Terry Deary
Publisher : Scholastic UK
ISBN 13 : 1407137212
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.16/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horrible Histories Special: Wicked Words written by Terry Deary and published by Scholastic UK. This book was released on 2013-09-05 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover why words rule in this wicked book of them! Find out why they say the pen is mightier than the sword! Terry Deary runs riot through the horrible history of the English language in a book to leave you (and your teacher) speechless.

Author : John McWhorter
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0593421388
Total Pages : 289 pages
Book Rating : 4.83/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Nine Nasty Words written by John McWhorter and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2023-10-10 with total page 289 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestseller now in paperback. One of the preeminent linguists of our time examines the realms of language that are considered shocking and taboo in order to understand what imbues curse words with such power--and why we love them so much. Profanity has always been a deliciously vibrant part of our lexicon, an integral part of being human. In fact, our ability to curse comes from a different part of the brain than other parts of speech--the urgency with which we say "f&*k!" is instead related to the instinct that tells us to flee from danger. Language evolves with time, and so does what we consider profane or unspeakable. Nine Nasty Words is a rollicking examination of profanity, explored from every angle: historical, sociological, political, linguistic. In a particularly coarse moment, when the public discourse is shaped in part by once-shocking words, nothing could be timelier.

Author : Rebecca Gowers
Publisher : National Geographic Books
ISBN 13 : 014197897X
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.70/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Horrible Words written by Rebecca Gowers and published by National Geographic Books. This book was released on 2017-05-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Nothing inflames the language gripers like a misplaced disinterested, an illogical irregardless, a hideous operationalisation. To purists these are 'howlers' and 'non-words', fit only for scorn. But in their rush to condemn such terms, are the naysayers missing something? In this provocative and hugely entertaining book, Rebecca Gowers throws light on a great array of horrible words, and shows how the diktats of the pedants are repeatedly based on misinformation, false reasoning and straight-up snobbery. The result is a brilliant work of history, a surreptitious introduction to linguistics, and a mischievous salute to the misusers of the language. It is also a bold manifesto asserting our common rights over English, even as it questions the true nature of style.

Author : Aleksandar Hemon
Publisher : Farrar, Straus and Giroux
ISBN 13 : 0374708886
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Book of My Lives written by Aleksandar Hemon and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2013-03-19 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Aleksandar Hemon's lives begin in Sarajevo, a small, blissful city where a young boy's life is consumed with street soccer with the neighborhood kids, resentment of his younger sister, and trips abroad with his engineer-cum-beekeeper father. Here, a young man's life is about poking at the pretensions of the city's elders with American music, bad poetry, and slightly better journalism. And then, his life in Chicago: watching from afar as war breaks out in Sarajevo and the city comes under siege, no way to return home; his parents and sister fleeing Sarajevo with the family dog, leaving behind all else they had ever known; and Hemon himself starting a new life, his own family, in this new city. And yet this is not really a memoir. The Book of My Lives, Hemon's first book of nonfiction, defies convention and expectation. It is a love song to two different cities; it is a heartbreaking paean to the bonds of family; it is a stirring exhortation to go out and play soccer—and not for the exercise. It is a book driven by passions but built on fierce intelligence, devastating experience, and sharp insight. And like the best narratives, it is a book that will leave you a different reader—a different person, with a new way of looking at the world—when you've finished. For fans of Hemon's fiction, The Book of My Lives is simply indispensable; for the uninitiated, it is the perfect introduction to one of the great writers of our time.A Kirkus Reviews Best Nonfiction Book of 2013

Author : Michael Genhart
Publisher : American Psychological Association
ISBN 13 : 1433819635
Total Pages : 18 pages
Book Rating : 4.36/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Ouch Moments written by Michael Genhart and published by American Psychological Association. This book was released on 2015-09-07 with total page 18 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sometimes kids use hurtful or ugly words to put down other kids, whether they mean to insult or are just going along with the group. These hurtful words often carry a deeper meaning that many children aren’t aware of. Ouch Moments shows kids who is affected by these words: the target, the mean kid, and bystanders. Includes a “Note to Parents and Caregivers.”

Author : Rachel Vail
Publisher : Feiwel & Friends
ISBN 13 : 1466874295
Total Pages : 192 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom written by Rachel Vail and published by Feiwel & Friends. This book was released on 2014-06-10 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Justin is going to start fourth grade—but first, he has to survive the summer. He "gets" to go to camp every day on a bus. He "gets" to experience all sorts of new things: Bugs. Mess hall food. Flip-flops (they hurt the space between his toes and they're hard to walk in). And (gulp!) swimming. Justin's little sister, Elizabeth, seems to deal with camp just fine. So do his friends. Justin is trying very hard not to be a worried kid anymore, especially when it comes to making friends at camp, including a new kid who is kind of . . . rough. After all, Justin is going to be in fourth grade. It's time to be brave. Right?

Author : Debra J. Housel
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1425897177
Total Pages : 72 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book An Instructional Guide for Literature: Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible-- written by Debra J. Housel and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2014-09-01 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why does Alexander have such a bad day? Students will learn to analyze Alexander's terrible day through the rigorous and engaging lessons and activities in this instructional guide for literature. These appealing and challenging cross-curricular lessons and activities were written to support the Common Core State Standards and incorporate research-based literacy skills to help students become thorough readers. Each lesson and activity work in conjunction with the text to teach students how to analyze and comprehend story elements in multiple ways, practice close reading and text-based vocabulary, determine meaning through text-dependent questions, and much more.

Author : Debra J. Housel
Publisher : Teacher Created Materials
ISBN 13 : 1480791059
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible--Vocabulary Activities written by Debra J. Housel and published by Teacher Created Materials. This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: These vocabulary activities for Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day incorporate key skills from the Common Core. The activities include text-dependent questions, definitions, and text-based sentences.

Author : Caitlind L. Alexander
Publisher : Learning Island
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book 14 More Absolutely Horrible, Gross, Disgusting Facts About Animals : A 15-Minute Book written by Caitlind L. Alexander and published by Learning Island. This book was released on with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What?! You didn’t get enough gross and disgusting things that animals do in that last book? OK, here are some more of the best, or should we say the worst, things that animals do. Let’s see if you know the answers to these questions before you read them in this absolutely disgusting book. What do salamanders do after they shed their skin? How do giraffes clean their noses? How do barnacles eat? What do tamarinds do with cockroaches? What do hippos do with their poop? Discover these disgusting facts, and more in this 15-minute book. Ages 8 and up. All measurements in American and metric. The Educational Version has activities that meet Common Core Curriculum Standards. LearningIsland.com believes in the value of children practicing reading for 15 minutes every day. Our 15-Minute Books give children lots of fun, exciting choices to read, from classic stories, to mysteries, to books of knowledge. Many books are appropriate for hi-lo readers. Open the world of reading to a child by having them read for 15 minutes a day.