Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme--And Other Oddities of the English Language

Author:   Arika Okrent ,  Arika Okrent
Publisher:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
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9781713645832


Publication Date:   21 September 2021
Format:   Audio  Audio Format
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Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme--And Other Oddities of the English Language


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Maybe you've been speaking English all your life, or maybe you learned it later on. But whether you use it just well enough to get your daily business done or you're an expert with a red pen who never omits a comma or misplaces a modifier, you must have noticed that there are some things about this language that are just weird. Perhaps you're reading a book and stop to puzzle over absurd spelling rules (Why are there so many ways to say -gh ?), or you hear someone talking and get stuck on an expression (Why do we say How dare you but not How try you ?), or your kid quizzes you on homework (Why is it 11 and 12 instead of oneteen and twoteen ?). Suddenly you ask yourself, Wait, why do we do it this way? You think about it, try to explain it, and keep running into walls. It doesn't conform to logic. It doesn't work the way you'd expect it to. There doesn't seem to be any rule at all. There might not be a logical explanation, but there will be an explanation, and this book is here to help. In Highly Irregular, Arika Okrent answers these questions and many more. Along the way she tells the story of the many influences - from invading French armies to stubborn Flemish printers - that made our language the way it is today. Both an entertaining send-up of linguistic oddities and a deeply researched history of English, Highly Irregular is essential for anyone who has paused to wonder about our marvelous mess of a language.

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Author:   Arika Okrent ,  Arika Okrent
Publisher:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Imprint:   Audible Studios on Brilliance
Dimensions:   Width: 13.20cm , Height: 0.80cm , Length: 17.00cm
Weight:   0.068kg
ISBN:  

9781713645832


ISBN 10:   1713645831
Publication Date:   21 September 2021
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Audio
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In stock   Availability explained
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