the mother tongue

Dear Editor,
I am writing to comment on the article ¡¥The Mother Tongue¡¦ by Bill Bryson.
In his article Bryson suggested that English has a flexibility that sets it apart from other languages and it is the most concise language. These make English is fast becoming world language. As a non English native speaker, who is also not so familiar with other languages that he has mentioned in the article, I am quite convinced by the examples that he gave. It is also very true that English i...