A review by alanffm
Why Is English Like That?: Historical Answers to Hard ELT Questions by Richard Marsden, Norbert Schmitt

4.0

Schmitt and Marsden's book about the English language's history is great. My only two criticisms are that it can sometimes be extremely boring, and that it is sometimes makes out of date claims (particularly in the last two chapters). It is still a great read for anyone wishing to find out why English is such a nonsensical language.