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Between You and I: A Little Book of Bad English (Hardcover)
by James Cochrane (Author), John Humphrys (Author)
3.0 out of 5 stars  (5 customer reviews)

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  • Hardcover: 132 pages
  • Publisher: Icon Books Ltd (2 Oct 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 1840464836
  • ISBN-13: 978-1840464832
  • Product Dimensions: 19.8 x 13.6 x 2.2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  (5 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 167,848 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Robert McCrum, Observer
"A deeply-felt defence of proper English usage"

Terence Blacker, Independent
"A cool, disdainfully precise A-Z of linguistic misuse"

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135 of 146 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Between You and Me, 18 Oct 2003
By Mr. L. J. Atterbury (PILA Poland) - See all my reviews
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This book is,between you and me,a little book of acerbic wit that takes a decidedly snobbish and elitist approach towards the ambiguities of English. The result is an entertaining and stimulating read as might be expected from those whose writing is pushed across the pages with a fiery arrogance.
James Cochrane rightly acknowledges that "English is a living language and must change",but it is here that problems arise. Take the word "ilk",for example. Cochrane lambastes his readers for using the word with the meaning of "like" or "kind" instead of "same",but surely this is a prime example of how the meaning of a word has changed. The same might be said of "community" or "light year". On the other hand he is without blame when dealing with the apostrophe,may and might,loathe and loath, and other conundrums of the English language.
It is precisely these controversies that make the book so stimulating;it raises questions that makes the reader react with the same verve as the author. A useful book to use in the classroom.
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123 of 139 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars a bad little book, 20 Dec 2003
By T F Walker (Harpenden, Herts United Kingdom) - See all my revie