Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth about Language by David Shariatmadari

Don't Believe a Word: The Surprising Truth about Language

David Shariatmadari with Damian Lynch (Narrator), Damian Lynch (Narrator)

8 hours, 59 minutes first pub 2019 (editions)

nonfiction history psychology science challenging informative reflective medium-paced

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An entertaining and highly informed guide to what languages are and how they function. Everyone likes to think they know a bit about language: There are some words that you simply can't translate into English. The origin of a word tells you how it...

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