Mother Tongue: Popular Penguins

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Author: Bryson, BillISBN: 9780141037462Publisher: Penguin UKYear first published: 01 Sep 2008Pages: 288 Format: Paperback / softbackBill Bryson's Mother Tongue is a hymn to the Eng lish language. In examining how a second-rate, mongrel tongue came to be the undisputed language of the globe. Bryson explores English from America to Australia and looks at, among other things, swearing, spelling, spoonerisms and Scrabble. No self-respecting English speaker should open his mouth without reading it. Show more