Questions and Answers On Language With a Kiwi Twist
by
Dianne Bardsley, Janet Holmes, Laurie Bauer
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2011
Fascinating answers to quirky questions about languageWhy is it not wrong to be doubly negative? Where do you place the stress in such words as 'dissect'? Where do 'wowser', 'craw thumper' and the 'f-word' come from? Do New Zealanders mangle the English language? Should we say different 'from' or...