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DescriptionA collection of some of the most intriguing facts and observations on spoken and written English today. It investigates the latest words to have entered English usage; looks at the influence of current events on everyday vocabulary; examines trends in grammar; and includes memorable quotes of the year, and nicknames in the news. Reviewsa breathtaking guided tour to the state of the Enligh language in 2003...thoroughly entertaining and informative Beachcomber, Daily Express Table of contentsINTRODUCTION; WHAT GOES AROUND ...: A HUNDRED YEARS OF NEW WORDS; UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT: THE WORDS IN THE NEWS; THE LANGUAGE INNOVATORS: HOW NEW WORDS COME ABOUT; WNT 2 TLK TXT?; LANGUAGE ON A PLATE: FOOD AND DRINK; WORDS ON THE CATWALK: THE LANGUAGE OF FASHION; PLAIN CYBERSPEAKING; FIGHTING TALK: THE LANGUAGE OF BATTLE; TALKING ON-MESSAGE: THE NEW POLITICAL LEXICON; RIDING THE SOUNDWAVES: THE LANGUAGE OF MUSIC; COMMERCIAL EXCHANGE: THE VOCABULARY OF BUSINESS; THE WORD ON THE PITCH: SPORTING LANGUAGE; THE QUOTES OF THE CENTURY; CHEWING THE LINGUISTIC SCENERY: IDIOMS; SLOGANS ARE FOREVER: THE BEST OF 75 YEARS OF ADVERTISING; DINKY DIRTS AND TONY BLAIRS: RHYMING SLANG IN THE 2000'S; FREE COMMENT: THE ART OF THE HEADLINE; STICKS AND STONES; QUESTIONS OF ENGLISH; WEIRD AND WONDERFUL WORDS; APOSTROPHE CATASTROPHES: NEW TRENDS IN GRAMMAR AND USAGE; WHERE GLOBAL MEETS LOCAL: WORLD ENGLISH; FICTIONAL REALITIES: THE LANGUAGE OF TV; LINGUISTIC SIGNATURES: THE POWER OF THE CATCHPHRASE; A WORD A YEAR: 1903-2003; SOUND AND FURY: THE CHANGING PRONUNCIATION OF BRITISH ENGLISH; CRUCIVERBALISM: THE LURE OF THE WORD GAME |