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Paradigms Lost: Reflections on Literacy [Hardcover]

John Simon (Author)

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Publication Date: December 12, 1988

Paradigms Lost: Reflections On Literacy And Its Decline by Simon, John

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Product Details

Hardcover: 222 pages
Publisher: Random House Value Publishing; 1st ptg. edition (December 12, 1988)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0517540347
ISBN-13: 978-0517540343
Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 6.1 x 1 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds

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John Simon is one of this country's premier critics. "Paradigms Lost" comprises his thoughts about the decline and fall of English usage in this country. The book was published a couple of decades ago; English usage has not improved since then. But the book makes for wonderful reading. In fact, the discussion of the term "senior citizen" is worth the price of admission.

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