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Righting the Mother Tongue
By David Wolman
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"A funny and fact-filled look at our astoundingly inconsistent written language, from Shakespeare to spell-check." --St. Petersburg Times David Wolman explores seven hundred years of trial, error, and reform that have made the history of English spelling a jumbled and fascinating...
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By David Wolman
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Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English t...
By David Wolman
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When did ghost acquire its silent h? Will cyberspace kill the one in rhubarb? And was it really rocket scientists who invented spell-check? In Righting the Mother Tongue, author David Wolman tells the cockamamie story of English spelling, by way of a wordly adventure...
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