H.L. Mencken
Perhaps the first truly important book about the divergence of American English from its British roots, this survey of the language as it was spoken-and as it was changing-at the beginning of the 20th century comes via one of its most inveterate watchers, journalist, critic, and editor HENRY LOUIS MENCKEN (1880-1956).,In this replica of the 1921 "revised and enlarged" second edition, Mencken turns his keen ear on:,â€¢ the general character of American English,â€¢ loan-words and non-English influences,â€¢ expletives and forbidden words,â€¢ American slang,â€¢ the future of the language,â€¢ and much, much more.,Anyone fascinated by words will find this a thoroughly enthralling look at the most changeable language on the face of the planet.
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American Language Supplement 1