English is the language of international communication. Politics, trade, tourism, art, the Internet, technology - there is no area of ​ ​ life where knowledge of the English language would not be useful. Much that is difficult to explain from the point of view of modernity explains the history of the language. Why don't we read the way we write? Why will it be difficult for an Englishman to understand an American? Why is it impossible for Alice in Wonderland to be adequately translated into any foreign language? These and many other questions are answered by the book offered to your attention.