Andréa's votes on the list History of Language

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1	Lost in Translation: An Illustrated Compendium of Untranslatable Words from Around the World by Ella Frances Sanders (Goodreads Author) 4.23 avg rating — 4,146 ratings Andréa rated it 4 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Vulgar Tongues: An Alternative History of Slang by Max Décharné 3.12 avg rating — 143 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	What the F: What Swearing Reveals About Our Language, Our Brains, and Ourselves by Benjamin K. Bergen 3.75 avg rating — 1,802 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Horologicon: A Day's Jaunt Through the Lost Words of the English Language by Mark Forsyth (Goodreads Author) 3.95 avg rating — 2,592 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
5	In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius by Arika Okrent 4.10 avg rating — 3,017 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Let's Bring Back: The Lost Language Edition: A Collection of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful Words, Phrases, Praises, Insults, Idioms, and Literary Flourishes from Eras Past by Lesley M.M. Blume 3.62 avg rating — 273 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	Wordcatcher: An Odyssey into the World of Weird and Wonderful Words by Phil Cousineau (Goodreads Author) 3.56 avg rating — 186 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Words in Time and Place: Exploring Language Through the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary by David Crystal 3.92 avg rating — 52 ratings Andréa added it to reference See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
9	The Emoji Code: The Linguistics Behind Smiley Faces and Scaredy Cats by Vyvyan Evans (Goodreads Author) 3.30 avg rating — 128 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Swearing Is Good for You: The Amazing Science of Bad Language by Emma Byrne (Goodreads Author) 3.48 avg rating — 2,089 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
11	Words on the Move: Why English Won't—and Can't—Sit Still by John McWhorter 4.13 avg rating — 1,991 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Word by Word: The Secret Life of Dictionaries by Kory Stamper (Goodreads Author) 4.18 avg rating — 9,580 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	The Illustrated Book of Sayings: Curious Expressions from Around the World by Ella Frances Sanders (Goodreads Author) 4.08 avg rating — 698 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
14	In Praise of Profanity by Michael Adams 3.28 avg rating — 104 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Will's Words: How William Shakespeare Changed the Way You Talk by Jane Sutcliffe (Goodreads Author) 4.21 avg rating — 441 ratings Andréa rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
16	From Skedaddle to Selfie: Words of the Generations by Allan A. Metcalf 3.47 avg rating — 49 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Sequoyah and His Talking Leaves: A Play about the Cherokee Syllabary by Wim Coleman (Goodreads Author) 3.52 avg rating — 23 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
18	The Vulgar Tongue: Green's History of Slang by Jonathon Green 3.62 avg rating — 32 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
19	Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by Ammon Shea 3.65 avg rating — 691 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
20	Spell It Out: The Curious, Enthralling and Extraordinary Story of English Spelling by David Crystal 3.95 avg rating — 921 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
22	Word Myths: Debunking Linguistic Urban Legends by David Wilton 3.46 avg rating — 347 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
23	Alphabetical Order by Tiphaine Samoyault 4.09 avg rating — 11 ratings Andréa rated it 3 stars See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
24	Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling by David Wolman (Goodreads Author) 3.61 avg rating — 304 ratings Andréa added it to reference See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
25	Do You Speak American? by Robert MacNeil 3.70 avg rating — 348 ratings Andréa added it to reference See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
26	There's a Word for It: The Explosion of the American Language Since 1900 by Sol Steinmetz 3.66 avg rating — 32 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
27	Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World by Nataly Kelly (Goodreads Author) 3.80 avg rating — 785 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
28	The Last Speakers: The Quest to Save the World's Most Endangered Languages by K. David Harrison 3.89 avg rating — 462 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
29	Divided by a Common Language: A Guide to British and American English by Christopher Davies 3.67 avg rating — 155 ratings Andréa added it to to-read See Review	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars