Book recommendation: David Crystal's Spell it out

Just a quick message to anybody reading this blog. If you have been wondering about the apparently impossible spelling of words in English, this is THE BOOK.

Spell it out by David Crystal. David Crystal is a famous linguist and lexicographer (i.e. he makes dictionaries) and his book on spelling is very informative because he explains in detail how English spelling resulted the way it did.

I always give some general ideas about that process when my students ask me, but if you want to know more, here's the book you should be reading over Christmas!

And in case you were wondering you can find it on amazon, on ibooks, and even on Mr. Crystal's website.