Highly IrregularHighly Irregular is an illustrated history of English as told through all the things that are weird about it. Why are there so many silent letters? Why do we have irregular verbs? What is the deal with the word 'colonel'? The weirdness of English can be blamed on specific influences that shaped it, and in this book Arika Okrent investigates the many puzzles of our language to show how English came to be the way it is today.

'because that's when my life became my own - it's the bit that went before that I want to take back'

the London Underground has played a vital role in the daily life of millions of people

the story of Hari Seldon's two Foundations is a lasting testament to an extraordinary imagination

The fisherman rescues her

and even the rocks get out of her way

Wright is hailed as a `MeToo heroine: the woman who fought back

In the course of his professional life

this little unit of three begin to heal

theatre and culture

from the early days of John Arlott and Brian Johnson to Aggers and new boys Boycott

16-year-old Edward is expected to learn to apply himself in what his father considers to be the new land of opportunity

An SAS unit codenamed Zero 22