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    Highly Irregular

    Arika Okrent

    For anyone who has ever wondered why English is so weird, an entertaining and expert tour of the most puzzling parts of our language.Maybe you've been speaking English all your…

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    In the Land of Invented Languages: Adventures in Linguistic Creativity, Madness, and Genius

    Arika Okrent

    Here is the captivating story of humankind’s enduring quest to build a better language-and overcome the curse of Babel. Just about everyone has heard of Esperanto, which was nothing less…

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

    Arika Okrent (Linguist and author of In the Land of Invented Languages)

    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…

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