Name: made in america,an informal history of the english language in the united states
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Author: Bryson, Bill
ISBN: 9780380713813

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made in america,an informal history of the english language in the united states

Type

Physical Book

Author

Bill Bryson

Publisher

William Morrow and Company

Language

English

Pages

480

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.1x13.2x3 cm

Weight

0.36 kg.

ISBN

0380713810

ISBN13

9780380713813

Synopsis "made in america,an informal history of the english language in the united states"

"A literate exploration of why we use--or mangle--our native tongue."--USA Today Bill Bryson celebrates America's magnificent offspring in the book that reveals once and for all how a dusty western hamlet with neither woods nor holly came to be known as Hollywood...and exactly why Mr. Yankee Doodle call his befeathered cap "Macaroni."

Bill Bryson

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Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. He started a Journalism career in the United States, but interrupted it to travel through Europe. In 1977, he settled in North Yorkshire, England, where he lived for two decades and worked as a journalist. Although he has also been involved in teaching (he was the chancellor of Durham University), he currently dedicates himself mainly to writing. He is the author, among other bestsellers, of Shakespeare, A Short History of Nearly Everything, At Home: A Short History of Private Life, The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid, A Walk in the Woods, and One Summer: America, 1927 and Down Under.

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