Except After C: The Story of English Spelling

by William Kottmeyer

Book by Kottmeyer, William

184 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1988

About the author

William Kottmeyer has served in the St. Louis Public Schools as teacher, principal, reading specialist, and superintendent. A nationally recognized educational innovator, Dr. Kottmeyer has created a wide variety of basic language-skills materials.

Reviews

[Angela]

This book is fatally flawed and I can't for the life of me figure out its intended audience. It was obscure and hard to find, thus making me assume it was a more specialized linguistic text. But no, it's a boring general overview of the English language, a complete retread of everything you already know if you've read any Bryson or Safire but without any wit or charm. Don't waste your time.