Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling by David Wolman

Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling

David Wolman

189 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative lighthearted medium-paced
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“A funny and fact-filled look at our astoundingly inconsistent written language, from Shakespeare to spell-check.”—St. Petersburg Times David Wolman explores seven hundred years of trial, error, and reform that have made the history of English spe...

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