One of the reasons why English can be such a hard language to learn is because of its many oddities: its many exception to rules and its varied phonetic pronunciations. This book gives the reader tools to make sense these "Oddities of the English Language" and become fluent speakers of the language in doing so. Subjects covered are: Special Difficulties; Misleading Blends; Idioms; Hints on Pronunciation; False Cognates; Compounds; Shortenings & Blendings; Prepositions; Nominal Verbs; Word Order in English; Acronyms American English and British English: Any Difference?; Shift of Meaning; and Poetry. Oddities in English also has special sections for Spanish Speakers. Oddities in English - The book for anyone wanting to speak English fluently, but perplexed by all of the ODDITIES in English Grammar & Pronunciation.