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Book Title: Language Wars: A History Of Proper English
Item Length: 8.3in.
Item Height: 0.8in.
Item Width: 5.5in.
Author: Henry Hitchings
Publication Name: Language Wars : a History of Proper English
Format: Trade Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Picador
Publication Year: 2012
Type: Textbook
Item Weight: 10.6 Oz
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
