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A review by midwifereading
The Mother Tongue: English and How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
funny
informative
lighthearted
slow-paced
3.5
I enjoyed this overview of the English language! I'm sure some of the statistical information is outdated, since it was published in 1990, but it's still well worth reading! I appreciate my mother tongue more than I have before.
Bryson can be a little verbose at times, but overall, I found this a pretty casual read. It's well-written, and a bit academic, though not out of the realm of the average person with a curiosity to know more about English.
I definitely had to look up a few words, but this made me feel like I was actually learning something! (Mainly, I learned how much I don't know about English!)
Bryson can be a little verbose at times, but overall, I found this a pretty casual read. It's well-written, and a bit academic, though not out of the realm of the average person with a curiosity to know more about English.
I definitely had to look up a few words, but this made me feel like I was actually learning something! (Mainly, I learned how much I don't know about English!)