Frantic Semantics: Snapshots of Our Changing Language by John Morrish

Frantic Semantics: Snapshots of Our Changing Language

John Morrish

192 pages first pub 1999 (editions)

funny informative fast-paced
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Frantic Semantics takes a witty look at the use and abuse of words in current English usage. What does It mean in It-girl? How has anorak, which used to be an item for clothing, come to be a form of abuse? How is babe being used for men in the pos...

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