Highly irregular : why tough, through, and dough don't rhyme-and other oddities of the English language
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Okrent, Arika,
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O'Neill, Sean, 1968- illustrator.
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021].
ISBN
9780197539408, 0197539408, 9780197760918, 0197760910
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English language -- Orthography and spelling -- History.
English language -- Pronunciation.

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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2021].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
viii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780197539408, 0197539408, 9780197760918, 0197760910

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-254) and index.
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"Perhaps you're reading a book and stop to puzzle over absurd spelling rules, or you hear someone talking and get stuck on an expression, or your kid quizzes you on homework. Suddenly you ask yourself, 'Wait, why do we do it this way?' You think about it, try to explain it, and keep running into walls. It doesn't conform to logic. It doesn't work the way you'd expect it to. There doesn't seem to be any rule at all. In Highly Irregular, Arika Okrent answers these questions and many more. Along the way she tells the story of the many influences--from invading French armies to stubborn Flemish printers--that made our language the way it is today"--,Provided by publisher.

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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, A., & O'Neill, S. (2021). Highly irregular: why tough, through, and dough don't rhyme-and other oddities of the English language . Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, Arika and Sean O'Neill. 2021. Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme-and Other Oddities of the English Language. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, Arika and Sean O'Neill. Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme-and Other Oddities of the English Language New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 2021.

Harvard Citation (style guide)

Okrent, A. and O'Neill, S. (2021). Highly irregular: why tough, through, and dough don't rhyme-and other oddities of the english language. New York, NY: Oxford University Press.

MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)

Okrent, Arika,, and Sean O'Neill. Highly Irregular: Why Tough, Through, and Dough Don't Rhyme-and Other Oddities of the English Language Oxford University Press, 2021.

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