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Mother Tongue: The Story of the English Language |
featured on our  | Bill Bryson | € 17.99 |
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description Presenting a tour of English 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, this book covers curious eccentricities that make it as maddening to learn and as flexible to use. | |
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