The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between British and American English by Lynne Murphy

The Prodigal Tongue: The Love-Hate Relationship Between British and American English

Lynne Murphy

360 pages first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction history funny informative slow-paced

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"The English language is a beautiful thing, but it suffers under relentless assault from Americans who want nothing more than to corrupt the mother tongue. Well, that's what we're told. But what's the truth? And whose language is it anyway? Lynne ...

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