{"product_id":"9781743533390","title":"The Aitch Factor","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLiving languages change all the time, but many of us wish they didn't. \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor thirty years, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eMacquarie Dictionary\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e editor Susan Butler has been in the front row watching Australians alternatively defend, reject, embrace and argue heatedly about every aspect of language usage. She has witnessed crusades against 'youse', ducked the missiles over the phrase 'man boobs', pondered the changing pronunciation of 'Beijing', recorded - controversially - the evolving meaning of 'misogyny' and wondered why on earth we still cling to the grammarian's flourish known as the apostrophe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDrawing on her own depth of experience, community consultation and the odd letter of outrage, Butler chronicles her unique adventures with the wonderfully malleable but strangely resilient beast known as the English language, and pays particular attention to the way Australians have trained it to fit their circumstances.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEntertaining, insightful and occasionally irreverent, \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Aitch Factor\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/i\u003eis the perfect book for word warriors, punctuation pedants and everyday lovers of language.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Pan Macmillan Australia","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47151452913904,"sku":"9781743533390","price":15.45,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781743533390_p0.jpg?v=1763705278","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781743533390","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}