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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hoggart, Richard, 1918-

Everyday language and everyday life / Richard Hoggart.

p. cm.

Includes index.

ISBN 0-7658-0176-0 (acid-free paper)

1. English language—Spoken English—England. 2. Aphorisms and

apothegms—History and criticism. 3. English language—Social aspects—

England. 4. Proverbs, English—History and criticism. 5. English language—

Variation—England. 6. English langauge—England—Idioms. 7. English lan-

guage—England—Usage. 8. Working class—England—Language. 9. Speech

and social staus—England. 10. England—Social life and customs. 11. Max-

ims—History and criticism. 12. Figures of speech. I. Title.

PE1074.8 .H64 2003

306.44'0942—dc21

2002075517