Meghan's review
Made in America
by Bill Bryson
Meghan's review
Made in America by Bill Bryson
Meghan's review
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This is the kind of nonfiction book I love best. It's like Salt and Know-It-All. It mixes history with facts. And best of all, it has Bryson's humor scattered through. If you're looking to learn about how American's got their version of English, this is the book for you! I'm finding it quite interesting to learn that it's actually the British version that did the "evolving" and our pronunciations are actually more like old English. I also found it funny that to get a good picture of what an 18th century American/Britain sounded like, picture Yosemite Sam. Seriously. It's all in the book!
