{"product_id":"the-miracle-of-language-paperback","title":"The Miracle of Language - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRichard Lederer\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMaster verbalist Richard Lederer, America's \"Wizard of Idiom\" \u003ci\u003e(Denver Post), \u003c\/i\u003e presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements...\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Welcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him \"In Praise of English,\" and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as \"of small reatch\" has become the most widely spoken language in history: \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eEnglish never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that\u003c\/i\u003e jukebox \u003ci\u003ecomes from Gullah and \u003c\/i\u003e canoe \u003ci\u003efrom Haitian Creole?\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eMany of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that!\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cbr\u003e He also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the \"The Department of Redundancy Department,\" \"Is English Prejudiced?\" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate.\u003ch3\u003eBack Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMASTER VERBALIST RICHARD LEDERER, AMERICA'S \"WIZARD OF IDIOM\" (DENVER POST), PRESENTS A LOVE LETTER TO THE MOST GLORIOUS OF HUMAN ACHIEVEMENTS...\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWelcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him \"In Praise of English, \" and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as \"of small reatch\" has become the most widely spoken language in history: \u003cbr\u003e-- English never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that jukebox comes from Gullah and canoe from Haitian Creole?\u003cbr\u003e-- Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our everyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of your written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the \"The Department of Redundancy Department, \" \"Is English Prejudiced?\" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eRichard Lederer is the author of more than 30 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling \u003ci\u003eAnguished English\u003c\/i\u003e series and his current book, \u003ci\u003ePresidential Trivia\u003c\/i\u003e. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eNational Enquirer\u003c\/i\u003e and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, \"Looking at Language,\" appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 8.68 x 6.02 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 01, 1999\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52694955884851,"sku":"9780671028114","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/ZmVCRm1tR25FelNBV01LR2VlUlJ4dz09.webp?v=1763078345","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/the-miracle-of-language-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}