"Guy" and "guys" are used so ubiquitously in daily conversation, we scarcely notice them. But both derive from the name of England's greatest terrorist, Guy Fawkes. Acclaimed expert on words Allan Metcalf dives deep into the strange and unprecedented history of America's favorite and most controversial pronoun. Along the way, a cast of characters as interesting as Guy Fawkes himself make an appearance, including kings and queens of England, popes, George Washington,show tunes' crooners, and today's Occupy protesters.
"Guy" and "guys" are used so ubiquitously in daily conversation, we scarcely notice them. But both derive from the name of England's greatest terrorist, Guy Fawkes. Acclaimed expert on words Allan Metcalf dives deep into the strange and unprecedented history of America's favorite and most controversial pronoun. Along the way, a cast of characters as interesting as Guy Fawkes himself make an appearance, including kings and queens of England, popes, George Washington,show tunes' crooners, and today's Occupy protesters.
Allan Metcalf is Professor of English at MacMurray College, former executive secretary of the American Dialect Society, a forensic linguist, and author of OK: The Improbable Story of America's Greatest Word (Oxford University Press, 2012) as well as six other books on language.
Inhaltsangabe
Introduction Chapter 1: The Miracle Chapter 2: Religion Gets a Divorce Chapter 3: Guy Fawkes Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guy Fawkes Chapter 5: First Bonfire Days Chapter 6: Gunpowder Days in England: The Pope and the Guy Chapter 7: Pope Night in America: Deconstructing Guy in the New World Chapter 8: Thou art gone, except in Quaker prayer, leaving gap in second person pronoun. Chapter 9: You Guys Chapter 10: Villain Becomes Hero: The Modern Guy Fawkes Chapter 11: Present Day Chapter 12: The Future of Guys
Introduction Chapter 1: The Miracle Chapter 2: Religion Gets a Divorce Chapter 3: Guy Fawkes Chapter 4: The Trial and Execution of Guy Fawkes Chapter 5: First Bonfire Days Chapter 6: Gunpowder Days in England: The Pope and the Guy Chapter 7: Pope Night in America: Deconstructing Guy in the New World Chapter 8: Thou art gone, except in Quaker prayer, leaving gap in second person pronoun. Chapter 9: You Guys Chapter 10: Villain Becomes Hero: The Modern Guy Fawkes Chapter 11: Present Day Chapter 12: The Future of Guys
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