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 First published in Column 8 on the 3rd July,1991. This is the original version of the column – a later rewrite for a nowdefunct revenue share site, Triond,appears elsewhereon this blog.

When the television series, The Story of English,was shown some time ago, I was so enthusiastic about it that I videoed iteach week at a friend’s house – even though we didn’t even own a VCR. The seriesonly confirmed what I think about the English language – that, like Muhammad Ali, it’s TheGreatest.

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