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Originally Posted by MickeyC
Just finished The Adventures of English by Melvyn Bragg and it was an excellent history of the English language. Much more detailed than other books I’ve read on the subject (e.g., The Mother Tounge by Bill Bryson). It focuses mostly on Britain but does devote a couple of chapters to the US and one each on India, the West Indies and Australia.
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Thanks for the recommendation, MickeyC. I had seen few episodes of this British television series of the same name based on this book a few years back, and found that interesting. I didn't care to read the book later but I've added this book now to my wish list, and I'll go for it soon.
