A selection of excerpts taken from Bill Bryson's book "Mother Tongue" from Penguin Books 1990. I have taken key materials from about half his chapters focusing in particular on Spelling, Pronunciation and American English. I have also added a short appendix from internet.

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Mother Tongue (The history of the English Language)

mother-tongue-the-history-of-the-english-language

A selection of excerpts taken from Bill Bryson's book "Mother Tongue" from Penguin Books 1990. I have taken key materials from about half his chapters focusing…