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Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language

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4 out of 5
Based on 41,740 Ratings and 3,941 Reviews

Book Description
Who would have thought that a book about English would be so entertaining? Certainly not this grammar-allergic reviewer, but The Mother Tongue pulls it off admirably. Bill Bryson--a zealot--is the right man for the job. Who else could rhapsodize about "the colorless murmur of the schwa" with a straight face? It is his unflagging enthusiasm, seeping from between every sentence, that carries the boo... More
Book Information
PublisherPenguin Young Readers Group
BindingPaperback (36 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages288
ISBN-100141040084
ISBN-13978-0141040080
Publication Date09/01/2009
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About Bill Bryson (Author) : Bill Bryson is a published author of children's books. Some of the published credits of Bill Bryson include A Really Short History of Nearly Everything.
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