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008			080602s2008 nyu b 001 0 eng
010			_a 2008023424
020			_a9780061369254 (trade)
020			_a006136925X (trade)
035			_a(IMchF)fol12133876
040			_aDLC _cDLC _dDLC _dICrlF _dVSN5
049			_aVSN5
050	0	0	_aPE1141 _b.W65 2008
082	0	0	_a421/.52 _222
100	1		_aWolman, David.
245	1	0	_aRighting the mother tongue : _bfrom Olde English to email, the tangled story of English spelling / _cDavid Wolman.
250			_a1st ed.
260			_aNew York : _bSmithsonian Books, _cc2008.
300			_a211 p. ; _c24 cm.
520			_aExamines the evolution of English spelling from Old English to the twenty-first century; and discusses the silent "h," myths about dyslexia, and spell-checking; and also visits the town in Belgium where the first English books were printed, Google's headquarters, National Spelling Bee protests, and more.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aWar of the words -- Crossed -- Regime change -- Page setup -- Valiant exterminators of dialectical vermin -- Outlaw orthography -- A first class man -- Spellraisers -- Of yachts and yetterswippers -- Fixers -- The rubarb on the Internet.
521	2		_aAdult _bFollett Library Resources
650		0	_aEnglish language _xOrthography and spelling _xHistory.
650		7	_aEnglish language _xSpelling _xHistory. _2sears
999			_c4861 _d4861