Charles’s Reviews > Junk English > Status Update

Does the author think desexed designations are bad and we should still say mailman and stewardess, or is he just commenting that it's weird we switched to con artist? These days grifter is more common.

There's good and bad in this commentary. And a lot of references to the Bush (W?) administration. I like thinking about how language works, even when I don't agree.

A lot of reviewers don't like this book. It amuses me that I like this "prescriptivist" approach to English. Existing at the intersection of marketing and local government, it's a relief to have someone else point out how disturbing it is to hear "a program targeted at 11-13 year olds" when one could say it's for them instead.