BAD ENGLISH
Concise Oxford Companion to the English Language
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BAD ENGLISH. An informal term for English that does not measure up to approved norms, because it is ungrammatical, poorly spelt, or uses expletives: ‘What is called “bad English” in the usual sense may be highly effective in the appropriate context’ ( W. Nelson Francis,
The English Language, 1967). See
(A)ESTHETICS,
GOOD ENGLISH,
STANDARD ENGLISH.
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Censorship in the art classroom.(part 2)
Magazine article from: School Arts; 3/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...issues and consequences surrounding the censorship and suppression of artistic expression...first article discussed examples of censorship reported and documented in annual reports...article discusses the different faces of censorship and their consequences for art teachers...
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CENSORSHIP BATTLES SHIFT, BUT STILL ARE BEING FOUGHT UW-MADISON HISTORY PROFESSOR PAUL BOYER HAS COMPLETED THE SECOND EDITION OF "PURITY IN PRINT: BOOK CENSORSHIP IN AMERICA FROM THE GILDED AGE TO THE COMPUTER AGE.".(SHOWCASE)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 4/14/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...Anita Clark Wisconsin State Journal Censorship debates of the past can sound downright...Madison history professor and expert on censorship. "It is a place where fundamental...edition of "Purity in Print: Book Censorship in America from the Gilded Age to the...
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Censorship saves our immortal souls
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 8/10/2008; ; 700+ words
; ...Yap New Straits Times 08-10-2008 Censorship saves our immortal souls Byline: Gavin...Sunday Times Section: Main Section CENSORSHIP is good. Censorshipexists to protect...have the mental power to understand. Censorship gives us the freedom to avoid all the...
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Censorship attempts soar for fifth consecutive year, report says.
PR Newswire; 8/24/1987; 700+ words
; ...RELEASE AYEMS THURSDAY, AUG. 27/ CENSORSHIP ATTEMPTS SOAR FOR FIFTH CONSECUTIVE...WASHINGTON, Aug. 27 /PRNewswire/ -- Censorship attempts jumped by 20 percent during...the Freedom to Learn," details 153 censorship attempts in 41 of 50 states in the 1986...
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Censorship missionaries of World War II
Magazine article from: Journalism History; 4/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...voluntary guidelines for domestic self-censorship during World War II, the Office of Censorship recuited editors and publishers for around...S. to act as informal liaisons between censorship headquarters and the nation's press...
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Censorship in America: stopping the presses. (Bibliography)
Magazine article from: St. Louis Journalism Review; 11/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; ...present a comprehensive analysis of censorship and secrecy in the United States. The...challenge the school textbook censorship now rampant. The next three -- by...various aspects of "politically correct" censorship. The books by Bagdikian, Mazzocco...
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Press Censorship in Jacobean England.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Canadian Journal of History; 4/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...59.95 U.S. (cloth). Press censorship is an issue of perennial interest for...having written on Elizabethan press censorship, has now turned her attention to the...government's lack of concern with censorship, and post-revisionists who have reasserted...
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Press Censorship in Jacobean England.(Brief Article)(Book Review)
Magazine article from: The Modern Language Review; 10/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; Press Censorship in Jacobean England. By CYNDIA SUSAN...59.95. ISBN 0-521-78243-0. Censorship has become such a site of contention...on a Whig model of repressive state censorship that aimed to silence all dissent to...
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Press censorship and the terrace mutiny: A case study in Second World War information management
Magazine article from: Journal of Canadian Studies; 1/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; Press Censorship and the Terrace Mutiny: A Case Study...employed a system of voluntary press censorship to prevent the publication of information...demands, the censors felt that increased censorship was harmful to freedom of the press...
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Eric resources.(censorship in schools)
Magazine article from: Teacher Librarian; 12/1/2002; 700+ words
; ...chosen to help teacher-librarians teach students about censorship and raise awareness about censorship in schools. Electronic resources: * ERIC Digest: The Right To Read: Censorship in the School Library (1990) http://www.ed.gov...
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Censorship
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
CENSORSHIP CENSORSHIP. Censorship began in the sixteenth century as the effort to prohibit religious ideas that were deemed heretical. From the beginning religious censorship was only possible when civil governments agreed that it was needed and...
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Censorship, Press and Artistic
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CENSORSHIP, PRESS AND ARTISTIC CENSORSHIP, PRESS AND ARTISTIC. Threats posed to power by free expression have prompted various forms of censorship throughout American history. Censorship is a consistent feature...
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Censorship: National, International
Book article from: Computer Sciences
Censorship: National, International Censorship is a practice that limits public access to materials, including...individuals or groups. According to psychologist Sara Fine, censorship is essentially a defense mechanism triggered by fear of...
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censorship
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
censorship official prohibition or restriction...television, or computer networks. Censorship may be either preventive or punitive...the 20th cent. In the United States Censorship has existed in the United States since...
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Censorship, Military
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
CENSORSHIP, MILITARY CENSORSHIP, MILITARY. Military censorship was rare in the early Republic due to the primitive lines of communication in areas of American military operations. Reports from the front were more than a week removed from events...
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