Word On The Street: Debunking The Myth Of A “Pure” Standard English – John McWhorter
Wherein I don’t so much review a book as I review John McWhorter.
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A Farewell to Arms – Ernest Hemingway
Hemingway still feels like a burden, but I didn’t this one so much.
Right ho, Jeeves – P. G. Wodehouse
Jumping into a novel in the middle of a series is never a great idea.
Nine Nasty Words: English in the Gutter: Then, Now, and Forever – John McWhorter
John McWhorter is a favorite of mine, so I am admittedly biased. But I enjoyed it.
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The Story of English in 100 Words – David Crystal
David Crystal wrote a nice little coffee-table of linguistic factoid.
The Mother Tongue – Bill Bryson
Reading this felt like a review course, but maybe that isn’t always a bad thing.
Failures in Polymathy 