tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post8361044165205745473..comments2024-02-14T17:33:59.172-04:00Comments on The Written World: Righting the Mother Tongue: From Olde English to Email, the Tangled Story of English Spelling by David WolmanKailanahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-10081019433790443742009-01-25T13:49:00.000-04:002009-01-25T13:49:00.000-04:00Aarti: First of all, it's been forever since you ...Aarti: First of all, it's been forever since you commented on my blog! Hi! I will add The Evolution of Language to my wish list. Thanks for the recommendation! This book was interesting, though. I hope you get a chance to not just collect it, but read it.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-90935258427473024062009-01-25T00:49:00.000-04:002009-01-25T00:49:00.000-04:00I love books with English as the subject! Well, I...I love books with English as the subject! Well, I love *buying* them, anyway. I admit to having a lot on my shelves that I haven't read yet. One that you might be interested in is called The Evolution of Language, which sounds fascinating (I'll let you know my thoughts, if I ever get around to reading it).Aartihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02354873119188597611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-18900637773226200842009-01-24T14:25:00.000-04:002009-01-24T14:25:00.000-04:00Clare: Well, the guy that wrote this book isn't e...Clare: Well, the guy that wrote this book isn't exactly a spelling Nazi, so I will be interested to see what you think about it.<BR/><BR/>Court: I don't know about fun, but it was a worthwhile read.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-21930175777805566042009-01-24T09:45:00.000-04:002009-01-24T09:45:00.000-04:00I am adding this to my TBR list immediately! It so...I am adding this to my TBR list immediately! It sounds like a lot of fun.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-24796849003044650322009-01-24T05:17:00.000-04:002009-01-24T05:17:00.000-04:00This sounds interesting, I'm a bit of a spelling N...This sounds interesting, I'm a bit of a spelling Nazi too I just have to correct things if I see words spelt wrong!Clarehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06005254422630146899noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-28062162182110497522009-01-24T01:23:00.000-04:002009-01-24T01:23:00.000-04:00I hope you get a chance to read it, Kate, it was r...I hope you get a chance to read it, Kate, it was really quite interesting!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-7504079112134796462009-01-24T00:20:00.000-04:002009-01-24T00:20:00.000-04:00This one sounds really interesting. I'm adding it ...This one sounds really interesting. I'm adding it to my wishlist!Kate S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-88734014398078976232009-01-23T16:31:00.000-04:002009-01-23T16:31:00.000-04:00Joanne: Well, like I said in the review, there we...Joanne: Well, like I said in the review, there were example of phonetically spelled words and even sentences and I found that I had to stop and think, whereas with the way we regularly spell, I just can read and not really think about it.<BR/><BR/>Iliana: It was very interesting! I only heard of it rather by accident and knew that I had to read it.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-70218916917943036162009-01-23T13:47:00.000-04:002009-01-23T13:47:00.000-04:00I'd not heard of this one but I think it'd be a fu...I'd not heard of this one but I think it'd be a fun read. Sounds very interesting. Thanks for the review!Ilianahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07026669671843769219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-56515188599555635332009-01-23T13:30:00.000-04:002009-01-23T13:30:00.000-04:00Another one for my wishlist - this looks awesome. ...Another one for my wishlist - this looks awesome. I enjoy reading books about language, I read an essay once about how people would be more intelligent if words were spelled phonetically, but I don't think I'd like that much.Joanne ♦ The Book Zombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02369534827454703222noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-25299293014636617502009-01-22T18:45:00.000-04:002009-01-22T18:45:00.000-04:00Debi and Nymeth: It was really interesting! I ho...Debi and Nymeth: It was really interesting! I hope you get a chance to read it!Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-17046764495258738722009-01-22T16:28:00.000-04:002009-01-22T16:28:00.000-04:00This does sound extremely interesting! I'm a bit o...This does sound extremely interesting! I'm a bit of a linguistics geek, so I just love stuff like this.Ana S.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16092495983972185943noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-82922637366315588302009-01-22T16:05:00.000-04:002009-01-22T16:05:00.000-04:00Thanks, Kailana! This sounds like a book I would p...Thanks, Kailana! This sounds like a book I would probably enjoy quite a bit.Debihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15429881953804634592noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-10369232146738113252009-01-22T13:22:00.000-04:002009-01-22T13:22:00.000-04:00Literary Feline: It was an interesting book. I h...Literary Feline: It was an interesting book. I hope you get a chance to read it!<BR/><BR/>Taja: I think even if English isn't your first language you will find this book interesting.<BR/><BR/>Nicola: I hate American spelling in Canada, too, but we actually have reached a point where we use more American than European spelling. I learned that in the two books I read on the English language lately.Kailanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11136262232046813471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-51414256288244629712009-01-22T08:35:00.000-04:002009-01-22T08:35:00.000-04:00Sounds interesting. I'm a bit of a spelling Nazi ...Sounds interesting. I'm a bit of a spelling Nazi too. I hate it when words are spelt wrong on signs or in the newspaper, and I especially hate it when Canadians use American spelling. American spelling in Canada drives me absolutely bonkers!Nikki in Niagarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13348586723780500367noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-38084957516834055592009-01-22T04:50:00.000-04:002009-01-22T04:50:00.000-04:00I followed the link to your blog from Keishon's TB...I followed the link to your blog from Keishon's TBR Challenge. :)<BR/><BR/>Even though English is not my first language, I like books about the English language. Or maybe it is because of that!? Anyway, interesting review and book, thanks.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19926025.post-88918364873582219672009-01-22T01:02:00.000-04:002009-01-22T01:02:00.000-04:00This does sound like a fun book to read--informati...This does sound like a fun book to read--informative and entertaining. I had never heard of it before, and I'm so glad you pointed it out. Thanks for the great review!Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.com