The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way Fiction_Gift_Guide NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3

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The Mother Tongue: English and How it Got that Way Fiction_Gift_Guide NOT FOR CHILDREN UNDER 3Vastly informative and vastly entertainingA scholarly and fascinating book. Los Angeles Times With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson explores the remarkable history, eccentricities, resilience and sheer fun of the English language. From the first descent of the larynx into the throat (why you can talk but your dog cant), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second rate