Rebecca Gowers.
Horrible Words: a guide to the misuse of English.
Penguin. 2016
Nothing inflames the language purists like an illogical irregardless or a hideous otherization.
But is it enough simply to dismiss these words as vile and barbarous howlers?
Taking a genial tour far and wide through our linguistic badlands,
Rebecca Gowers finds answers that are helpful, surprising and often extremely funny.