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How can you use “bryson” in a sentence? Here are some example sentences to help you improve your vocabulary:
I read Bill Bryson's article “English Know-How, No Problem” with much interest and amusement.
Bill Bryson, an American who lives in Yorkshire, has written a spirited, engaging book about English.
I have a hunch that he means Bill Bryson, and the reference is probably to his book, The Mother Tongue .
I am willing to take Bryson's word for many of the bits of information with which this book abounds, to wit, “Among the Xoxa tribe of South Africa the most provocative remark is hlebeshako -- `your mother's ears,' ” the wisdom that “Some cultures don't swear at all,” and the revelation that in Finland, “When you stub your toe getting up to answer the wrong number at 2.00 a.m.,” you mutter (shout?)
On the other hand, the V, au -sound, and x in Vauxhall are satisfactorily represented by the VOKS sequence so that the etymology given by Bryson appears to be preferable.