Embark on an enthralling journey through the hallowed chambers of an ancient sisterhood, where nuns harness divine abilities to purge wickedness from souls. Brace yourself for an extraordinary quest to rescue the world, spearheaded by an unlikely duo: a feisty centenarian and an endearingly naive teenager. Equipped with their trusty Super-Soakers, these mismatched champions must battle an encroaching storm of supernatural vengeance that threatens humanity’s very existence. Prepare for a gripping whirlwind adventure, as ancient forces clash with the unwavering spirit of Azalea & Syzygy, two unsuspecting heroes in a tale teeming with riotous laughter, heart-stopping suspense, against-all-odds camaraderie, and an irresistible touch of pandemonium! Bonus chapters from some of the author’s other books are included.

It's the year 4818 and throughout the Milky Way Galaxy discord is threatening the peace, and worse, the commerce, of Earth and its mega-companies. The solution? Finding ...the Areisa. Trouble is, she's a teenage girl who's pretty sure they're all bonkers. And the meddling of long dead Areisas isn't helping much either! Bonus chapters from some of the author’s other books are included.

Unlike crosswords of just a few years ago, today's crosswords, as exemplified by those in The New York Times, are filled with lively words and phrases that can't be found in a standard dictionary or any other single reference source - until now. The Crossword Answer Book is the first-ever puzzler's reference based on actual crossword answers. Multi-word phrases, abbreviations, famous people from all fields, place names, fictional characters, brand names, and more - all get "equal time" for the first time in this book.

The History of English Spelling “Fifty years ago, G. H. Vallins contributed a book on spelling to the Language Library. Since then, there have been several major surveys, and new opportunities to explore the history of English words. The time is therefore ripe for a fresh presentation, and this is what George Davidson has done, building on the huge collection of historical data amassed by Christopher Upward, and giving it narrative shape. I have been waiting for a source-book like this for a long time, and I’m delighted that it has found a place in this series.” David Crystal, Language Library series editor Few languages are riddled with as many spelling inconsistencies and irregularities as English. Why is there such dissonance between the sounds of English and the spelling used to represent them? The answer lies in the history of the language itself. The History of English Spelling reveals the rich and complex history of Modern English spelling, tracing its origins and development from Old English up to the present day. The book provides a highly detailed, letter-by-letter analysis of the Old English basis of Modern English spelling, followed by in-depth coverage of the contributions from French, Latin, Greek and the many other languages that have contributed to current orthography. Upward and Davidson also explore events in the socio-political history of England as the setting for developments in spelling, along with the works of a number of lexicographers (especially Johnson and Webster), and various proposals for spelling reform. The History of English Spelling reveals the richness of the complex and often frustrating alphabetic spelling system used in the English language. A complementary website with additional research material can be found at www.historyofenglishspelling.info

The most comprehensive crossword reference--the only one based on actual crosswords. It's guaranteed to have more of the answers you're looking for.

This anthology of poetry is a celebration of ten years of shared poetry at The Peaceful Pub. The poets whose work appears on these pages have been previously published online and in print.

This book will tell all you need to know about British English spelling. It's a reference work intended for anyone interested in the English language, especially those who teach it, whatever the age or mother tongue of their students. It will be particularly useful to those wishing to produce well-designed materials for teaching initial literacy via phonics, for teaching English as a foreign or second language, and for teacher training. English spelling is notoriously complicated and difficult to learn; it is correctly described as much less regular and predictable than any other alphabetic orthography. However, there is more regularity in the English spelling system than is generally appreciated. This book provides, for the first time, a thorough account of the whole complex system. It does so by describing how phonemes relate to graphemes and vice versa. It enables searches for particular words, so that one can easily find, not the meanings or pronunciations of words, but the other words with which those with unusual phoneme-grapheme/grapheme-phoneme correspondences keep company. Other unique features of this book include teacher-friendly lists of correspondences and various regularities not described by previous authorities, for example the strong tendency for the letter-name vowel phonemes (the names of the letters ) to be spelt with those single letters in non-final syllables.

Practical and reliable, this reference traces English words back to their Indo-European roots. Each entry features a brief definition, identifies the language of origin, and employs a few illustrative quotations. An extensive appendix includes lists of prefixes, suffixes, Indo-European roots, homonyms and doublets, and the distribution of English-language sources.