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100	1		_aKamm, Oliver, _d1963- _eauthor.
245	1	0	_aAccidence will happen : _bThe Non-Pedantic Guide to English Usage / _cOliver Kamm.
250			_aFirst Pegasus books hardcover edition.
264		1	_a _aLondon : _bWeidenfeld & Nicolson; _c2015.
300			_axviii, 301 pages ; _c22 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 281-289) and index.
505	0		_aThe state of the language -- The errors of pedanty -- The usage debate -- Usage conundrums from A to Z.
520			_aAre standards of English alright{OCLCbr#95}or should that be all right? To knowingly split an infinitive or not to? And what about ending a sentence with preposition, or for that matter beginning one with "and"? We learn language by instinct, but good English, the pedants tell us, requires rules. Yet, as Oliver Kamm cleverly demonstrates in this new book, many of the purists' prohibitions are bogus and can be cheerfully disregarded. Accidence Will Happen is an authoritative and deeply reassuring guide to grammar, style, and the linguistic conundrums we all face.
650		4	_aEnglish language _xGrammar.
650		4	_aEnglish language _xErrors of usage.
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