![]() ![]() Something that is fast is either stuck firmly or moving quickly. A sanguine person is either hotheaded and bloodthirsty, or calm and cheerful. Cleave can mean cut in half or stick together. Sanction, for instance, can either signify permission to do something or a measure forbidding it to be done. Sometimes, just to heighten confusion, the same words ends up with contradictory meanings. ![]() However, the very nature of the topic invites one to list examples – British English are all covered as well.įor the most part, the book reads really well. History, pronunciation, grammar, dictionaries, swearing, and American v. He goes on to talk about the many (many) inconsistencies in English language, and why some of them exist. He pulls off more of the same in The Mother Tongue, an overview of the craziness that is the English language.īryson begins with a look at language in general, and the hows and whys of language development. ![]() At the time, I really loved Bryson’s knack for relating historical anecdotes in a way that was informative, organized, engaging, and entertaining. Quite a while back I read Bill Bryson’s One Summer: America 1927. The Aroma of Books //Rants//Raves//Reviews// Pargeter, Edith (also writing as Ellis Peters).Mertz, Barbara (also writing as Elizabeth Peters and Barbara Michaels).Christie, Agatha (also writing as Mary Westmacott).Children’s History: Landmark, Signature Biographies, and We Were There.#BookSpin & #BookSpinBingo (Litsy Challenge). ![]()
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