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The King's English, Vol. 4: Part I. Its Sources and History; Part II. Origin and Progress of Written Language; Part III. Puzzling Peculiarities of English; Part IV. Spelling Reform (Classic Reprint) - Softcover
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Excerpt from The King's English, Vol. 4: Part I. Its Sources and History; Part II. Origin and Progress of Written Language; Part III. Puzzling Peculiarities of English; Part IV. Spelling Reform
Having for years been a student of English, I have, in the course of my reading, met with many interesting statements concerning the his tory, peculiarities, and anomalies of our language; and I here present to the reader a selection of them from my common-place book.
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- Publication date2020
- ISBN 10 133124823X
- ISBN 13 9781331248231
- BindingPaperback
- LanguageEnglish
- Number of pages194
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