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These extracts, which are in chronological order, have been well selected for clarity and interest; neither cryptically brief nor tediously long, they accurately reflect the opinions on, for example, World English--the spread of English and its emergence as a lingua franca--dating from 1846 to 1990; comments on Proper English are reflected in extracts dating from 1711 to 1986.