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With dazzling wit and astonishing insight, Bill Bryson--the acclaimed author of The Lost Continent --brilliantly 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... read more
First Sentence
MORE THAN 300 MILLION PEOPLE IN the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to.
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- Bill Bryson (Author)
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