The Prodigal Tongue The Love-Hate Relationship Between British and American English

Author: Lynne Murphy Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 368 The English language is a beautiful thing, but it suffers under relentless assault from Americans who want nothing more than to corrupt the mother tongue. Well, that's what we're told. But what's the truth? And whose language is it anyway? Lynne Murphy, an American linguist living in England, dives into the war of words being waged over the Atlantic. In a laugh-out-loud report, she separates reality from myth in this special...Read more