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One language fits all

By Henry Hitchings

Published: May 3 2008 02:21 | Last updated: May 3 2008 02:21

The Fight for English: How Language Pundits Ate, Shot, and Left
By David Crystal
Oxford University Press £6.99, 239 pages
FT bookshop price: £5.59

Semantic Antics: How and Why Words Change Meaning
By Sol Steinmetz
Random House Reference $14.95, 288 pages

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