A Mouthful of Air
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SynopsisBurgess infects readers with his love of words in this witty book on the science language. He touches on linguistics, taboo words, a comparison of world languages, and the evolution of English; all delightfully put together with odd facts and tidbits.
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Alexandra Birch's story
I got lent this book while living in a tiny village in the mountains in Spain. I had first arrived there ten years previously on holiday, and had fallen in love with the beautiful moorish village, the...
