Jack Lynch is a professor of English at Rutgers University and a Johnson scholar, having studied the great lexicographer for nearly a decade. In addition to his books on Johnson and on Elizabethan England, he has written journal articles and scholarly reviews, and hosts a Web site devoted to these topics at http://andromeda. rutgers.edu/~jlynch/18th/. He is the author of Becoming Shakespeare and Samuel Johnson's Insults and the editor of Samuel Johnson's Dictionary. He lives in Lawrenceville, NJ.
"Lynch writes in funny and engaging prose about the human side of
language history and the people who have helped make English so
darn complex. From Jonathan Swift's government-sponsored language
academy to George Carlin's seven censorious words, Lynch's English
has been subjected not only to grammatical rules but to their
cultural foundations. Lynch's highly readable book will appeal to
all users of the English language, from word buffs to scholars
alike." --Library Journal"Lynch recognizes that grace, clarity, and
precision of expression are paramount. His many well-chosen and
entertaining examples support his conclusion that prescriptions and
pedantry will always give way to change, and that we should stop
fretting, relax, and embrace it." --Boston Globe
Lynch writes in funny and engaging prose about the human side of
language history and the people who have helped make English so
darn complex. From Jonathan Swift's government-sponsored language
academy to George Carlin's seven censorious words, Lynch's English
has been subjected not only to grammatical rules but to their
cultural foundations. Lynch's highly readable book will appeal to
all users of the English language, from word buffs to scholars
alike. "Library Journal" Lynch recognizes that grace, clarity, and
precision of expression are paramount. His many well-chosen and
entertaining examples support his conclusion that prescriptions and
pedantry will always give way to change, and that we should stop
fretting, relax, and embrace it. "Boston Globe""
"Lynch writes in funny and engaging prose about the human side of
language history and the people who have helped make English so
darn complex. From Jonathan Swift's government-sponsored language
academy to George Carlin's seven censorious words, Lynch's English
has been subjected not only to grammatical rules but to their
cultural foundations. Lynch's highly readable book will appeal to
all users of the English language, from word buffs to scholars
alike.""--Library Journal ""Lynch recognizes that grace, clarity,
and precision of expression are paramount. His many well-chosen and
entertaining examples support his conclusion that prescriptions and
pedantry will always give way to change, and that we should stop
fretting, relax, and embrace it.""--Boston Globe"
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