The Story of Ain't

Author: David Skinner
Edition:
Binding: Hardcover
ISBN: 0062027468

The Story of Ain't: America, Its Language, and the Most Controversial Dictionary Ever Published

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-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the MadmanThe Story of Ain't by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of Merriam Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961, the most controversial dictionary ever published .David Skinner has done precisely this, taking a fine story and honing it to popular perfection."
-Simon Winchester, New York Times bestselling author of The Professor and the MadmanThe Story of Ain't by David Skinner is the captivating true chronicle of the creation of Merriam Webster's Third New International Dictionary in 1961, the most controversial dictionary ever published. Skinner's surprising and engaging, erudite and witty account will enthrall fans of Winchester's The Professor and the Madman and The Meaning of Everything, and T

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