The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English by Lynne Murphy

The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between American and British English

Lynne Murphy

368 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced
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An American linguist teaching in England explores the sibling rivalry between British and American English "English accents are the sexiest." "Americans have ruined the English language." Such claims about the English language are often repeated...

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