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 | Word on the Street: Debunking the Myth of "Pure" Standard English (98th Edition) by John H. Mcwhorter Paperback, 300 Pages, Published 2001 ISBN-10: 0-7382-0446-3 / 0738204463 ISBN-13: 978-0-7382-0446-8 / 9780738204468 A barbed rebuttal to the conservative view that popular culture is destroying the English language. Though there is a contingent of linguists who fight the fact, our language is always changing--not only through slang, but sound, syntax, and words' meanings as well. Debunking the myth of "pure" sta | |