Never really understood the success of that book.
There are much, much better sources for that kind of thing.
( Malchick, Sun 21 Jun 2009, 0:28, archived)

Ever read Bill Bryson's book "Mother Tongue"?
I particularly like the bits where he gets it spectacularly wrong.
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 21 Jun 2009, 0:31, archived)

I have. It's amazing how little research he seemed to put into it.

( Malchick, Sun 21 Jun 2009, 0:32, archived)

He seems to think he's been speaking it all his life
and can therefore write authoritatively on the subject. Ooops.
( wynoh kills threads by his mere presence, Sun 21 Jun 2009, 0:34, archived)