The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way by Bill Bryson

The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got That Way

Bill Bryson

288 pages hardcover 1990

24 editions

nonfiction history informative reflective medium-paced
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From its mongrel origins to its status as the world's most-spoken tongue; its apparent simplicity to its deceptive complexity; its vibrant swearing to its uncertain spelling and pronunciation; Bryson covers all this as well as the many curious ecc...

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