Bookring: The Story of English: Third Revised Edition

Registered by jaenelle of Orlando, Florida USA on 8/11/2007
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6 journalers for this copy...
Journal Entry 1 by jaenelle from Orlando, Florida USA on Saturday, August 11, 2007
For my classes this semester.

Journal Entry 2 by jaenelle from Orlando, Florida USA on Wednesday, July 30, 2008
I read this for a class, and I thought it was quite interesting. It's very detailed and covers a lot of subjects.

The back says:

Here is the first book to tell the whole story of the English language. Written for general readers, The Story of English presents a stimulating and comprehensive record of spoken and written English -- from its Anglo-Saxon origins some two thousand years ago to the present day, when English is the dominant language of commerce and culture with more than one billion English speakers around the world. From Cockney, Scouse, and Scots to Gulla, Singlish, Franglais, and the latest African-American slang, this sweeping history of the English language is the essential introduction for anyone who wants to know more about our common tongue.

I'm starting a bookring with this one. The shipping order is as follows (please PM me if you have a problem with the shipping order or any questions about the ring):

jaenelle (KS, can ship anywhere)
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marko167 (Switzerland, could send anywhere)
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pepelepew (Bosnia, ship anywhere
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solskinn (Austria, prefers Europe but can do anywhere)
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nicoleangela (Germany, can ship anywhere)
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bearyfriend (Singapore, can ship...?)
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tcotn (Canada, can ship anywhere)
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collegelady (US, only US)
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literarylover (US, only US)
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classicfox (US, only US)
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MaryZee (US, only US)
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jaenelle (US)

Journal Entry 3 by jaenelle at Alta Vista, Kansas USA on Sunday, August 3, 2008

Released 15 yrs ago (8/3/2008 UTC) at Alta Vista, Kansas USA

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To marko167 to start off this bookring! I hope everyone further on down will enjoy the book. If anyone has any questions or problems please let me know. The shipping order is in this journal entry as well as in my profile.

Journal Entry 4 by marko167 from Sitges, Barcelona Spain on Thursday, August 14, 2008
Arrived yesterday. I will start this as soon as I can, but please be patient as I will shortly be going on holiday and will not risk another's books on beaches and at sea.

Journal Entry 5 by marko167 from Sitges, Barcelona Spain on Monday, January 12, 2009
I have a amateur interest in language in general and was looking forward to this book.

Unfortunately I found it too heavy going and too detailed for me to really get into it without my mind wandering and resisting the urge to skip to the end of chapter. I guess that if I was studying I might have more use for it but as a day to day read it was too detailed to keep my attention but having said the above I fear that as a text book it would be considered too light weight. I much preferred Mervyn Bragg's book the Adventure of English as it was more entertaining and easier reading.

Have PMed pepelepew.

Journal Entry 6 by marko167 at Bookring, A Bookring -- Controlled Releases on Monday, January 12, 2009

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Off it flies on its' short flight to the Balkans.

Journal Entry 7 by PepeLePew from Sarajevo, Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina on Monday, January 26, 2009
Arrived safely today. Thank you for sending it my way :) I already started reading it

Journal Entry 8 by PepeLePew from Sarajevo, Sarajevo Bosnia-Herzegovina on Sunday, February 22, 2009
I didn't expect to enjoy this book so much, but it really surprised me. It offers wonderful lesson in history of language and I, it must be said, found myself surprised by some things written there, although I know they'd be obvious to everyone else. I slapped myself couple of times for not seeing certain things coming :) Nicely written, the book is full of interesting facts. At some parts, I laughed out loud. It made me appreciate the languages I am still learning and the one I've been speaking all my life.

Thank you for sharing, jaenelle, I'll send this on in the next couple of days :)

Journal Entry 9 by PepeLePew at book ring/ray, By Mail/Post/Courier -- Controlled Releases on Thursday, February 26, 2009

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Mailed to Solskinn. Hope it gets there all right :)

Journal Entry 10 by wolkenklang on Tuesday, March 3, 2009
It just arrived, accompanied by gorgeous Bosnian stamps on the envelope. Thank you PepeLePew! :-) Also a big Thank you to jaenelle for the bookring, I am looking forward to reading this!

Journal Entry 11 by wolkenklang on Tuesday, March 17, 2009
jaenelle has granted me some extra time to read this book. Thanks a lot, I appreciate it!

Journal Entry 12 by wolkenklang on Tuesday, May 5, 2009
What a pity, I simply don't have time to finish this book. I read it halfway and loved it, thanks so much for sharing! I'll try to find another copy of this so that I can finish it. Since it's been at my place for two months I decided to pass it on.

Journal Entry 13 by wolkenklang at on Tuesday, May 5, 2009

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Off to Germany!

Journal Entry 14 by Nicoleangela from Eppstein, Hessen Germany on Thursday, May 14, 2009
Arrived here today safe and sound. Thank you!! I already enjoyed the way it was wrapped-I love those stamps with pandas on them . They are soooo cute!
Now it's time to start the book.

Journal Entry 15 by Nicoleangela from Eppstein, Hessen Germany on Thursday, July 2, 2009
Sorry for taking so long to finish. Really enjoyed the book. I got the address from bearyfriend. Hope she likes it as much as I did.

Journal Entry 16 by bearyfriend from Singapore, Singapore Singapore on Thursday, July 9, 2009
Book arrived, thanks for sending all the way. At first glance seems like a school text and looks heavy. I'm also quite surprised seeing the BC label covering those reviews, as I actually read them, even those authors acknowledgements.

Journal Entry 17 by bearyfriend from Singapore, Singapore Singapore on Friday, July 10, 2009
I didn't go into the details but skipped here and there reading only those history behind some of the stories. I have jotted down some interesting titles and names of historical figures to go read up more. Thanks Jaenelle for sharing. Who knows I may just go get a copy and read slowly. Will send out once I receive the next mailing address.

Jul 13th Update:- No reply from tcotn. Have pm'd collegelady.

Journal Entry 18 by bearyfriend from Singapore, Singapore Singapore on Tuesday, July 14, 2009
Received both tcotn's and collegelady's addresses at the same time. Will send book off to tcotn.

Update 20-Jul:- Sorry, only today then I dropped off this book at the post office. Have sent via surface mail, so will take a longer time to travel about 2-mths. Hopefully it will speed up. Thanks tcotn for the patience.

Update 09-Sep:- Am getting worried about this book. I sent a similar size book via surface mail to Calgary in Aug and the recipient has got it yesterday. Now this book was sent in Jul, till now still no news =( I hope it will surface up soon.

Update 15-Nov:- Hi tcotn, did you receive the book? PM'd you but got no reply.

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