No If And Or But

How much do we really know about the little words we use every day?In No If And Or But, Danny Bate - writer, linguist and author of Why Q Needs U - reveals the astonishing etymologies of the most common words in the English language. From AND to OR, WHY to WILL, Danny turns the spotlight on our language's hardest-working words to uncover where they came from - and what they can tell us about who we are. Perfect for fans of Susie Dent, No If And Or But is a rich, rewarding and very, very fun feast of linguistics, psychology, history and archaeology that will make you see the English language from a whole new perspective.