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by bradknowles 7y ago
I regret that I have but one upvote to give.
I thank you and the OP. Until now, I didn’t know that I needed these things in my life.
- jacobolus 7y agoLet me recommend people interested in words check out C.S. Lewis’s book Studies in Words https://amzn.com/B01GEROZMQ/ https://amzn.com/B01GEROZMQ/, which takes a handful of words and extends their analysis far beyond anything you could find in a comprehensive dictionary. People might also get some use out of Garner’s Modern American Usage https://amzn.com/0195382757 https://amzn.com/0195382757. DFW sorta-review https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-04-0070913.pdf https://harpers.org/wp-content/uploads/HarpersMagazine-2001-...
- beerandt 7y agoIn a slightly different direction, there's also The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson, which is more of a humourous explanation of English quirks. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29.The_Mother_Tongue https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29.The_Mother_Tongue