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SKIP ADVERTISEMENTYou have a preview view of this article while we are checking your access. When we have confirmed access, the full article content will load.February ReleasesYour Next ReadCritics’ ReviewsEditors’ Choice100 Notable BooksPaul Theroux’s new novel, “Burma Sahib,” explores the writer’s formative experi...

Most people who bother with the matter at all would admit that the English language is in a bad way, but it is generally assumed that we cannot by conscious action do anything about it. Our civilization is decadent and our language — so the argument runs — must inevitably share in the general collapse. It follows th...