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Shows that the English language has been shaped by common misspellings, shares the stories of silent letters, evaluates the role of the Internet in rendering mistakes acceptable, and follows the efforts of spelling reformers.
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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 mess. In Righting the Mother Tongue, the author of A Left-Hand Turn Around the World brings us the tangled story of English Spelling, from Olde English to email. Utterly captivating, deliciously edifying, and extremely witty, Righting the Mother Tongue is a treat for the language lover'a book that belongs in every personal library, right next to Eats, Shoots, and Leaves, and the works of Bill Bryson and Simon Winchester.
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