On Fri, 3 Jan 2003, Theo L. McCorkle wrote:
> There seems to be a lot of banter about the English language on this
> list recently. The language is English whereever it is spoken around
> the world, regardless of the nation. Within each english speaking
> nation there are many many dialects. Each locality has its own way of
> speaking and writing the language. This is the joy and frustration of
> speeking a worldwide living language.
For which I strongly recommend the following book:
The Mother Tongue: English and how it got that way.
Bill Bryson, Avon Books; ISBN: 0380715430
http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0380715430/qid=1041607133/sr=12-6/104-7965478-2572750?v=glance&s=books#product-details
Educational, enriching and amusing.
Dave
