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The Stories of English

The Stories of English | David Crystal

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When and why did 'thou' disappear from Standard English? Would a Victorian Cockney have said 'observation' or 'hobservation'? Was Jane Austen making a mistake when she wrote 'Jenny and James are walked to Charmonth this afternoon'? This superbly well-informed - and also wonderfully entertaining - history of the English language answers all these questions, showing how the many strands of English (Standard English, dialect and slang among them) developed to create the richly-varied language of today.

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The Stories of English | David Crystal

#septemberdanes @Cinfhen @Kalalalatja

I have a #fascination for books. Non-fiction, fiction,...
At times, I only read spine chilling thrillers, then only romance, fantasy, YA, books about linguistics, cookbooks, scientific journals, children's books, ...

Kalalalatja It is a great fascination to have! 6y

LittleBug I‘m the same!😊 Makes for interesting book shelves😉 6y

ephemeralwaltz Yes! 6y

Cinfhen I feel ya 😘 6y

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The Stories of English | David Crystal

#whyilovelitsy Reason number 4,042 - I discover books like this. 😍😍😍😍

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The Stories of English | David Crystal

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Writing my final paper tonight using this book as a reference. This was one of my favorite books I've had to read for an English class. It had many interesting facts and stories of the ever-changing languages. I'll be thrilled once I'm done with this paper and can put this book away for good, though. 😜

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The Stories of English | David Crystal

Just decided I'll give this book a go. It's certainly not going to keep me up at night but it will an interesting read for many weeks.