{"product_id":"the-miracle-of-language","title":"The Miracle of Language","description":"Master verbalist Richard Lederer, America's \"Wizard of Idiom\" (Denver Post), presents a love letter to the most glorious of human achievements...\nWelcome to Richard Lederer's beguiling celebration of language -- of our ability to utter, write, and receive words. No purists need stop here. Mr. Lederer is no linguistic sheriff organizing posses to hunt down and string up language offenders. Instead, join him \"In Praise of English,\" and discover why the tongue described in Shakespeare's day as \"of small reatch\" has become the most widely spoken language in history:\nEnglish never rejects a word because of race, creed, or national origin. Did you know that jukebox comes from Gullah and canoe from Haitian Creole? Many of our greatest writers have invented words and bequeathed new expressions to our eveyday conversations. Can you imagine making up almost ten percent of our written vocabulary? Scholars now know that William Shakespeare did just that!\nHe also points out the pitfalls and pratfalls of English. If a man mans a station, what does a woman do? In the \"The Department of Redundancy Department,\" \"Is English Prejudiced?\" and other essays, Richard Lederer urges us not to abandon that which makes us human: the capacity to distinguish, discriminate, compare, and evaluate.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0671028111\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: RDV.0671028111.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Lederer, Richard\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: This book is in good condition with very minimal damage. There is writing on the book page's exterior. Pages may have minimal notes or highlighting. Cover image on the book may vary from photo. Ships out quickly in a secure plastic mailer.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Reliant Bookstore","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44726913466545,"sku":"RDV.0671028111.G","price":6.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0544\/8872\/7729\/files\/skuimage_a37097f6-32e4-4475-85b0-66ec601d479c.jpg?v=1728408795","url":"https:\/\/www.reliantbookstore.com\/products\/the-miracle-of-language","provider":"Reliant Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}