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|title= Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare

|author= Jeremy Butterfield

|reviewer= John Lloyd

|summary= A guide not so much to how to speak, write and use our English language, but a history and state-of-the-nation report into the fluxility that makes it so remarkably rich. The book is a success, and brightens up what could have been a dry, academic topic no end.

|rating=4.5

|buy= Yes

|borrow= Yes

|pages=192

|publisher= OUP

|date= July 2009

|isbn=978-0199574094

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If you're interested in the correct usage of English then we can recommend [[English Grammar In Use by Raymond Murphy]].

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Kent Butler, Puzzlemaster

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