Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson lighting one that will have broad

one that will have broad social impact and will change the way we see ourselves and the world

Olivia has always wanted to belong somewhere

but the African beach scene is horrific

engaging and expertly researched

Mother Tongue, Bill Bryson lighting one that will have broadHow did English, 'treated for centuries as the inadequate and second rate tongue of peasants' become the undisputed global language? How did words like shampoo, sofa and rowdy (and others drawn from over fifty languages) find their way into our dictionary? In this revealing and often hilarious book, Bill Bryson examines the mother tongue and explores the countless varieties of English and the perils of marketing brands with names like Pschitt and