The Story of EnglishRobert MacNeil
The Story of English
by Robert MacNeil · first published 2002
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…Interpretation of Computer Programs. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press. ("SICP") Stoll, Clifford (1989) The Cuckoo's Egg. New York, NY: Doubleday. Linguistics: McCrum, Robert, Robert MacNeil, William Cran (1986). The Story of English. New York, NY: Viking. https://archive.org/details/storyofenglish000mccr Accounting: n/a
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