# Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue

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- Book: [Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-mcwhorter/our-magnificent-bastard-tongue) ([Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-mcwhorter/our-magnificent-bastard-tongue.md))
- Authors: [John McWhorter](https://www.bookquiver.com/john-mcwhorter)
- Publisher: avery
- ISBN: 978-15-9240-494-0
- Pages: 256
- Published: 2009-10-27
- Language: en_US
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say “I am reading a catalog” instead of “I read a catalog”?...