Summary
Have you ever wondered what the phrase "to shog" means? Or whether it really was Tolkien who came up with the word "hobbit"? If so, then David Crystal's excellent, discursive new book is for you. One of England's greatest living language commentators, Crystal builds his book around a series of journeys to such disparate locations as Hay-on-Wye, San Francisco and Bombay.
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