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J
ACK
L
YNCH
is a professor of English at Rutgers University. He specializes in English literature of the eighteenth century and the history of the English language. He is the author of several books, including
The Lexicographer’s Dilemma
:
The Evolution of “Proper” English, from Shakespeare to South Park
and
Samuel
Johnson’s Insults: A Compendium of Snubs, Sneers, Slights, and Effronteries from the Eighteenth-Century Master
. He lives in New Jersey.

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