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How words move from one language to another. Academy(britan). Ak Adem. AK - from the word Akıllı(tat)=Wise(brit). Adem=The Man. Aak Adam(tat)= Wiseman(brıt).

So far so good! The delivery is still within the lead-time stated at the time of order - between 5 and 15 working days so I'm hopeful the book will be with me soon. I ordered it through a local online bookshop, and they are usually very reliable when it comes to delivering on time.

...is it voilà mispronounced by English people as 'wa-la'? (I love those eccentric pronunciations. Like 'lingerie', which sounds neither like it's written in English nor how the French actually say it.)

There is no silent V! Or rather, I couldn't find one! You have me a wee bit worried I miswrote that bit – I meant that I can find silent examples of all the others. Exploding with gratitude, I sent you an email this morning (to a .net address I found) with my examples 😀

Yes, and thank you for considering it! US availability is being worked on, but in the meantime, UK retailers will ship it with acceptable costs. Blackwell's apparently will get it over the Atlantic for $18 blackwells.co.uk/bookshop/pro...

Plus, that illustration, which is delightful!

Thanks for listening! I admit I am very pleased with how that interview turned out