Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English by John McWhorter

Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold History of English

John McWhorter

230 pages first pub 2008 (editions)

nonfiction history challenging informative slow-paced
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A survey of the quirks and quandaries of the English language, focusing on our strange and wonderful grammar Why do we say "I am reading a catalog" instead of "I read a catalog"? Why do we say "do" at all? Is the way we speak a reflection of our c...

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