Questions at Issue in Our English Speech by Edwin W. Bowen

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Author Bowen, Edwin W. (Edwin Winfield), 1866-1953
LoC No. 09007028
Title Questions at Issue in Our English Speech
Original Publication United States: Broadway Publishing Company,1909.
Contents Our English spelling of yesterday. Why antiquated -- A question of preference in English spelling -- Authority in English pronunciation -- Vulgarisms with a pedigree -- Briticisms versus Americanisms -- What is slang? -- Standard English. How it arose and how it is maintained.
Credits Tim Lindell and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.)
Language English
LoC Class PE: Language and Literatures: English
Subject English language -- Usage
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EBook-No. 67953
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Copyright Status Public domain in the USA.
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