The book demystifies some of the peculiarities of theEnglish language that the students may have wonderedabout in the course of learning English. These peculiaritiesinclude: why the 〈o〉in women is pronounced like〈i〉inbit; why the〈b〉in debt is silent; why the past tense of go iswent; and why we can sayhe is an utter foolbut we cannotsay *the fool is utter. The knowledge of the reasons behindthese peculiarities enables the student to better appreciate thelanguage which has become the lingua franca of the world.
