by Michael Quinion · Tapa dura · ISBN 9781846141843
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«Why Is Q Always Followed by U?» is Michael Quinion's popular linguistics essay, published by Particular Books in hardback and in English.
Michael Quinion, who specialises in tracing the origins of words, answers around two hundred questions that readers from around the world have asked him about English. With brief explanations and entertaining examples, he debunks false etymologies, clarifies dubious uses and recounts the story of curious expressions such as 'Blighty'.
The Particular Books edition is from 2009. The full subtitle is 'Word-Perfect Answers to the Most-Asked Questions about Language'.
For readers curious about language, interested in etymology and in the oddities of English.
