In case anyone is interested in the history of the English Language, Bill Bryson's The Mother Tongue (https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-English-How-That/dp/038...) is a pretty easy and informative read. Actually had it set as required reading in high school English of all things.
The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson covers this pretty well. Along with covering many other quirks of the English language. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29.The_Mother_Tongue
You would enjoy Bill Bryson's book Mother Tongue. At one point (several hundred years ago) English was going through a period of simplification and rationalization but it was also during that period that dictionaries, newspapers etc become popular.…
我推荐三本非常不错的书：[1] David Crystal 的《The Stories of English》http://www.amazon.com/Stories-English-David-Crystal/dp/15856... [2] 比尔·布莱森的《母语》http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/B001W6RRF... [3] McCrum、Cran 和 MacNeil 合著的《The Story of English》http://www.amazon.com/Story-English-Third-Revised/dp/0142002... 全都是……
I recommend three really good books: [1] The Stories of English by David Crystal http://www.amazon.com/Stories-English-David-Crystal/dp/15856... [2] The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/B001W6RRF... [3] The Story of English by McCrum, Cran, and MacNeil http://www.amazon.com/Story-English-Third-Revised/dp/0142002... All…
A good book which also covers this (and is quite entertaining) is Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/038071543...
…process that happens to you? If you consider other things that couple with "on" or "by", you'll see what I mean. Certainly English is charming, and rapidly evolving. You've likely read Bill Bryson's "The Mother Tongue", but if not, you might enjoy it. http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-English-How-That/dp/0380...
要是有人对英语的发展史感兴趣，比尔·布莱森的《母语》（https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-English-How-That/dp/038...）算是一本通俗易懂又涨知识的读物。说来也巧，当年我高中英语课竟然把这本定成了必读书目。
In case anyone is interested in the history of the English Language, Bill Bryson's The Mother Tongue (https://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-English-How-That/dp/038...) is a pretty easy and informative read. Actually had it set as required reading in high school English of all things.
比尔·布莱森的《母语》把这块讲得很透彻。顺便还讲了许多英语里的奇葩怪癖。https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29.The_Mother_Tongue
The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson covers this pretty well. Along with covering many other quirks of the English language. https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29.The_Mother_Tongue
你会喜欢比尔·布莱森那本《母语》的。曾几何时（几百年前），英语经历过一段简化和规范化的时期，但恰恰也是在那个时期，词典、报纸等等开始流行起来。……
You would enjoy Bill Bryson's book Mother Tongue. At one point (several hundred years ago) English was going through a period of simplification and rationalization but it was also during that period that dictionaries, newspapers etc become popular.…
我推荐三本非常不错的书：[1] David Crystal 的《The Stories of English》http://www.amazon.com/Stories-English-David-Crystal/dp/15856... [2] 比尔·布莱森的《母语》http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/B001W6RRF... [3] McCrum、Cran 和 MacNeil 合著的《The Story of English》http://www.amazon.com/Story-English-Third-Revised/dp/0142002... 全都是……
I recommend three really good books: [1] The Stories of English by David Crystal http://www.amazon.com/Stories-English-David-Crystal/dp/15856... [2] The Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/B001W6RRF... [3] The Story of English by McCrum, Cran, and MacNeil http://www.amazon.com/Story-English-Third-Revised/dp/0142002... All…
有一本好书也谈到了这个（而且相当幽默风趣），那就是比尔·布莱森的《母语》。http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/038071543...
A good book which also covers this (and is quite entertaining) is Mother Tongue by Bill Bryson. http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-Bill-Bryson/dp/038071543...
……发生在你自己身上的过程？如果你想想其他和“on”或“by”搭配的词，就能明白我的意思了。毫无疑问，英语既迷人又演变飞快。你可能已经读过比尔·布莱森的《母语》了，要是没读过，你可能会喜欢的。http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-English-How-That/dp/0380...
…process that happens to you? If you consider other things that couple with "on" or "by", you'll see what I mean. Certainly English is charming, and rapidly evolving. You've likely read Bill Bryson's "The Mother Tongue", but if not, you might enjoy it. http://www.amazon.com/Mother-Tongue-English-How-That/dp/0380...