Changes to The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson

Timothy Gray approved Ulrich’s request to change the title of The Mother Tongue Saturday, November 7 2009.

Title: The Mother Tongue
Subtitle: English and How It Got That Way ( see Timothy Gray’s edits | report abuse )

Ulrich changed the title of The Mother Tongue Friday, November 6 2009.

Title: The Mother Tongue
Subtitle: English and How It Got That Way Timothy Gray approved this request. ( see Ulrich’s edits | report abuse )

Shelfari edited the description of The Mother Tongue Friday, July 31 2009.

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 dog can't), to the fine lost art of swearing, Bryson tells the fascinating, often uproarious story of an inadequate, second-rate tongue of peasants that developed into one of the world's largest growth industries.

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Shelfari edited the contributors of The Mother Tongue Friday, July 24 2009.

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Shelfari edited the first sentence of The Mother Tongue Thursday, July 16 2009.

MORE THAN 300 MILLION PEOPLE IN the world speak English and the rest, it sometimes seems, try to.

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