Why Is English Like That?: Historical Answers to Hard ELT Questions by Richard Marsden, Norbert Schmitt

Why Is English Like That?: Historical Answers to Hard ELT Questions

Richard Marsden, Norbert Schmitt

256 pages • first pub 2006 (editions)

informative lighthearted slow-paced
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Why is "night" spelled with "gh"? Why can't sentences end with prepositions? Why does English have so many words that express the same ideas? Questions like these can be difficult for teachers to answer when they do not know the historical backgro...

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