The American Language

(Larger Image)	The American Language by H.L. Mencken Product Group: Book Publisher: Knopf (1984) ISBN: 0394400755 EAN: 9780394400754 Dewy Decimal #: 420.973 Hardcover: 816 pages Edition: 4th SKU: 29980 Condition: Collectable Like New Comments: THE HARDBACK BOOK! THE ABRIDGED 4TH EDITION. KNOPF, 4TH REPRINT. ALL-IN-ONE ABRIDGED EDITION. HARDCOVER WITH GILT LETTERING, DUST JACKET AND PAGES ARE FINE, LOOKS NEW! Rapid shipping w/FREE tracking. GREAT PACKAGING . Air Mail. YW.RD
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Indispensable for Language Lovers Rating (5) Date: 2006-09-08 10 out of 10 customers found this reveiw helpful Whether you're wondering about given names or surnames,place names or euphemisms--or just the ageold rivalry between British and American English and your love of the language they sometimes share--this is a must-have reference book for professional storytellers by one of the greatest wits in either tradition.

Word-Nerds come find your fodder. Rating (5) Date: 2000-05-10 60 out of 63 customers found this reveiw helpful We all knew Mencken was a master of wit, but little did we know that his mastery of words could also be introspective to the language itself. As a linguistics major, I found this tome extremely interesting. If you want meticulous detail on the historyu and the divergence from the British English, snap this book up. If you're still not satisfied, hunt around for the appedices he wrote later in his life.

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