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The Language Wars: A History of Proper English Hardcover – 25 October 2011

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Henry Hitchings was born in 1974. He is the author of The Secret Life of Words, Who’s Afraid of Jane Austen?, and Defining the World. He has con­tributed to many newspapers and magazines and is the theater critic for the London Evening Standard.

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  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 408 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0374183295
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0374183295
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