{"product_id":"9780141978970","title":"Horrible Words : A Guide to the Misuse of English by Rebecca Gowers","description":"Stuffed with entertaining detail ... Horrible Words is lively, provocative, witty and enlightening' The TimesNothing 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.   'Exuberant, erudite, informative and fun ... a call on all  English-speakers to trust their own feel for their language, to relish  their verbal inventiveness and to do battle against the pedants who tell  them they are wrong' Michael Skapinker, Financial Times 'A very useful book, packed with good historical sense' Lynne Truss, The Times\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56224617759093,"sku":"9780141978970","price":10.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9780141978970.jpg?v=1762225805","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9780141978970","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}