The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way
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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
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Publisher | William Morrow and Company |
Binding | Paperback (36 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 272 |
ISBN-10 | 0380715430 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0380715435 |
Publication Date | /1990 |
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