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Understanding the English Language

The English language is complicated and interesting. Have you ever wondered how we got it? How many of these have you read?
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The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language (Melvyn Bragg)
The Adventure of English: The Biography of a Language
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Melvyn Bragg
Dictionary of Word Origins (Joseph T. Shipley)
Dictionary of Word Origins
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Joseph T. Shipley
Eats, Shoots and Leaves (Lynne Truss)
Eats, Shoots and Leaves
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Lynne Truss
Empires of the Word (Nicholas Ostler)
Empires of the Word
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Nicholas Ostler
The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language (David Crystal)
The English Language: A Guided Tour of the Language
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David Crystal
History of the English Language in 100 Places (Lucas)
History of the English Language in 100 Places
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Lucas
Language Wars (Henry Hitchings)
Language Wars
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Henry Hitchings
The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English From Shakespeare to South Park (Jack Lynch)
The Lexicographer's Dilemma: The Evolution of "Proper" English From Shakespeare to South Park
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Jack Lynch
Mother Tongue (Bill Bryson)
Mother Tongue
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Bill Bryson
Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail (Andrew Sholl)
Never Drink a Molotov Cocktail
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Andrew Sholl
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English (John H. McWhorter)
Our Magnificent Bastard Tongue: The Untold Story of English
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John H. McWhorter
The Rude Story of English (Tom Howell)
The Rude Story of English
12
Tom Howell
Semantic Antics (Sol Steinmetz)
Semantic Antics
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Sol Steinmetz
Speaking American: A History of English (Bailey)
Speaking American: A History of English
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Bailey
Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide (Josh Katz)
Speaking American: How Y'all, Youse, and You Guys Talk: A Visual Guide
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Josh Katz
The Stories of English (David Crystal)
The Stories of English
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David Crystal
The Story of English (Robert McCrum/Wm. Cran/Robert Macneil)
The Story of English
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Robert McCrum/Wm. Cran/Robert Macneil
The Story of English in 100 Words (David Crystal)
The Story of English in 100 Words
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David Crystal
That's Not What I Meant: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships (Deborah Tannen)
That's Not What I Meant: How Conversational Style Makes or Breaks Relationships
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Deborah Tannen
The Word Museum (Jeffery Kacirk)
The Word Museum
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Jeffery Kacirk
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