solitude sunday. our day to spend time with a book.
having finished the lincoln volume, my new book is the mother tongue by bill bryson. its about the english language and how it evolved into what we speak today. chapter one, which was today's reading, was an introduction to english. the chapter is a comparison of english to other languages as well as how english has spread across the globe. here are a few bits i particularly enjoyed learning:
hygge (danish): instantly satisfying and cozy.
italians have no equivalent word for wishful thinking.
poles watch telewizja.
japanese go on pikunikku.
what are you reading? share your book with us here at the whimsey project!
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