What's New with English?.

Block, Gertrude H.

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ERIC Number: EJ115718

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Publication Date: 1975

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What's New with English?

Block, Gertrude H.

ETC: A Review of General Semantics, 32, 1, 7-16, Mar 75

Examines the effects of misused language--metaphors, euphemism, and prolixity--on the English language, concluding little can be done to bring about more precise usage of language as long as oral usage dominates. (RB)

Descriptors: English Instruction, Higher Education, Language Usage, North American English, Semantics, Standard Spoken Usage

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