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ERIC Number: EJ190346
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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The Literacy Crisis at Ground Level Zero.
Herzbrun, Philip
College English, v40 n4 p397-401 Dec 1978, Dec78
Cites over 75 examples of errors in usage which were made by newswriters for the "Washington Post," suggesting that they indicate the social dimensions of language decay. (DD)
Descriptors: Communication Problems, Higher Education, Language Research, Language Usage, Newspapers, North American English, Written Language
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Language: English
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