Wordslut: A Feminist Guide to Taking Back the English Language
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Book Overview
"As funny as it is informative, this book will have you laughing out loud while you contemplate the revolutionary power of words." --Camille Perri, author of The Assistants and When Katie Met Cassidy A brash, enlightening, and wildly entertaining feminist look at gendered language and the way it shapes us. The word bitch conjures many images, but it is most often meant to describe an...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0062868888
ISBN13:9780062868886
Release Date:June 2020
Publisher:Harper Paperbacks
Length:304 Pages
Weight:0.55 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 5.3" x 8.5"
Customer Reviews
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Smart, well-researched, and necessary
Published by Karen C , 6 months ago
I was raised by an honors English teacher and a librarian/media specialist. The power of the spoken and written word is, I believe, a subject that all educated people should explore. Ms Montell shares researched, thoughtful insight that can open the mind of the reader to not only the history of how language changes, and is changed by society, but it also helps one to more carefully consider the power of one’s own vocabulary. Worth the read.
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