Penny’s 'language' books on Goodreads (90 books)

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checkbox	position	cover	title Rebel With A Clause: Tales and Tips from a Roving Grammarian	author Jovin, Ellen *	isbn 0358278155	isbn13 9780358278153	asin 0358278155	num pages 400 pp	avg rating 3.99	num ratings 993	date pub Jul 19, 2022	date pub edition Jul 19, 2022	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Mar 30, 2022	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Hyphens & Hashtags: The Stories Behind the Symbols on Our Keyboard	author Cock-Starkey, Claire *	isbn 1851245367	isbn13 9781851245369	asin 1851245367	num pages 192 pp	avg rating 3.81	num ratings 37	date pub unknown	date pub edition Mar 26, 2021	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 04, 2021	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Word Perfect: Etymological Entertainment For Every Day of the Year	author Dent, Susie	isbn 1529311519	isbn13 9781529311518	asin 1529311519	num pages 416 pp	avg rating 4.30	num ratings 1,333	date pub Jan 26, 2021	date pub edition Oct 17, 2019	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Oct 24, 2020	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Lost Spells	author Macfarlane, Robert *	isbn 1487007795	isbn13 9781487007799	asin 1487007795	num pages 240 pp	avg rating 4.49	num ratings 4,787	date pub Oct 01, 2020	date pub edition Oct 27, 2020	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jun 14, 2020	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title What's Your Pronoun?: Beyond He and She	author Baron, Dennis	isbn 1631496042	isbn13 9781631496042	asin 1631496042	num pages 304 pp	avg rating 3.60	num ratings 877	date pub Jan 21, 2020	date pub edition Jan 21, 2020	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Oct 28, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title A Place For Everything: The Curious History of Alphabetical Order	author Flanders, Judith *	isbn 150988159X	isbn13 9781509881598	asin B07WD56Y7V	num pages 412 pp	avg rating 3.47	num ratings 889	date pub Feb 06, 2020	date pub edition Feb 06, 2020	Penny's rating it was ok	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started Mar 07, 2020	date read Mar 08, 2020	date added Oct 10, 2019	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Dreyer's English: An Utterly Correct Guide to Clarity and Style	author Dreyer, Benjamin	isbn 0812995708	isbn13 9780812995701	asin 0812995708	num pages 269 pp	avg rating 4.35	num ratings 9,019	date pub Jan 29, 2019	date pub edition Jan 29, 2019	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jan 07, 2019	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title That Doesn't Mean What You Think It Means: The 150 Most Commonly Misused Words and Their Tangled Histories	author Petras, Ross *	isbn 0399581278	isbn13 9780399581274	asin 0399581278	num pages 208 pp	avg rating 3.75	num ratings 208	date pub unknown	date pub edition Sep 04, 2018	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Dec 05, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Alphabets: A Miscellany of Letters	author Sacks, David	isbn 1907317090	isbn13 9781907317095	asin 1907317090	num pages 240 pp	avg rating 3.64	num ratings 14	date pub Sep 14, 2010	date pub edition Nov 09, 2010	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Nov 28, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Real McCoy: And 149 Other Eponyms	author Cock-Starkey, Claire *	isbn 1851244980	isbn13 9781851244980	asin 1851244980	num pages 144 pp	avg rating 3.79	num ratings 19	date pub unknown	date pub edition Jan 15, 2019	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Oct 29, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Around the World in 80 Words: A Journey Through the English Language	author Jones, Paul Anthony *	isbn 1783964006	isbn13 9781783964000	asin 1783964006	num pages 288 pp	avg rating 3.88	num ratings 212	date pub Oct 18, 2018	date pub edition Oct 18, 2018	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Oct 08, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Scorn: The Wittiest and Wickedest Insults in Human History	author Parris, Matthew	isbn	isbn13	asin B01KAFIQ96	num pages 424 pp	avg rating 3.54	num ratings 186	date pub unknown	date pub edition Nov 10, 2016	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 01, 2018	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still	author McWhorter, John	isbn 1627794719	isbn13 9781627794718	asin 1627794719	num pages 257 pp	avg rating 4.14	num ratings 1,864	date pub Sep 06, 2016	date pub edition Sep 06, 2016	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Feb 01, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Reading the OED: One Man, One Year, 21,730 Pages	author Shea, Ammon	isbn 0399533982	isbn13 9780399533983	asin 0399533982	num pages 223 pp	avg rating 3.73	num ratings 1,741	date pub 2008	date pub edition Jul 02, 2008	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jan 16, 2018	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title The Cabinet of Linguistic Curiosities: A Yearbook of Forgotten Words	author Jones, Paul Anthony *	isbn 1783963581	isbn13 9781783963584	asin 1783963581	num pages 376 pp	avg rating 4.08	num ratings 152	date pub Oct 2017	date pub edition Oct 19, 2017	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Oct 03, 2017	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Making Sense: The Glamorous Story of English Grammar	author Crystal, David	isbn 1781256020	isbn13 9781781256022	asin 1781256020	num pages 281 pp	avg rating 4.02	num ratings 355	date pub 2004	date pub edition Sep 28, 2017	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Sep 28, 2017	owned	format Paperback	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling	author Crystal, David	isbn 1250003474	isbn13 9781250003478	asin 1250003474	num pages 328 pp	avg rating 3.94	num ratings 853	date pub Sep 01, 2012	date pub edition Jun 18, 2013	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Sep 18, 2017	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Words and Rules	author Pinker, Steven *	isbn 1780227744	isbn13 9781780227740	asin B00K1C1QGE	num pages 507 pp	avg rating 3.90	num ratings 1,887	date pub Oct 28, 1999	date pub edition May 22, 2014	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Sep 14, 2017	owned	format Kindle Edition	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Sounds Appealing: The Passionate Story of English Pronunciation	author Crystal, David	isbn 1781256098	isbn13 9781781256091	asin 1781256098	num pages 304 pp	avg rating 3.85	num ratings 99	date pub Dec 14, 2017	date pub edition Jan 18, 2018	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 1	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jul 24, 2017	owned	format Hardcover	actions view
checkbox	position	cover	title Spilling the Beans on the Cat's Pajamas: Popular Expressions - What They Mean and How We Got Them	author Parkinson, Judy	isbn 1606521713	isbn13 9781606521717	asin 1606521713	num pages 174 pp	avg rating 3.45	num ratings 322	date pub Sep 10, 2009	date pub edition Sep 30, 2010	Penny's rating	my rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars add to shelves	review None	notes Notes are private!	comments 0	votes 0	# times read 0	date started not set	date read not set	date added Jul 12, 2017	owned	format Hardcover	actions view

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