The world’s foremost expert on the English language takes us on an entertaining and eye-opening tour of the history of our vernacular through the ages. In The

Featuring Latinate and Celtic words, weasel words and nonce-words, ancient words ('loaf') to cutting edge ('twittersphere') and spanning the indispensable words

Presents a history of English spelling through chapters that cover such topics as the introduction of the Roman alphabet, each letter's origins, and the develop