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      About the Book

      The author of the acclaimed The Lost Continent now steers us through the quirks and byways of the English language. We learn why island, freight, and colonel are spelled in such unphonetic ways, why four has a u in it but forty doesn't, plus bizarre and enlightening facts about some of the patriarchs of this peculiar language.

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      • Media: Paperback Book, 272 pages
      • Language: English
      • Publisher: Harper Perennial
      • Edition: Unknown
      • ISBN-10: 0380715430
      • Publication Date: Sep. 1st, 1991
      • ISBN-13: 9780380715435
      • Dimensions: 5.32 x 7.96 x 0.65 inches
      • Shipping Weight: 0.45 lbs
      • Categories: Linguistic Education Humorous Essays

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