English Is Not Easy：A Visual Guide to the Language

Acheeky，sophisticated，andstrikinglyillustratedguidethatleavesgenericEnglishreferencebooksinthedustWhenprominentBarcelona-basedillustratorLuciGutiérrezfoundherselftuningoutinEnglishclass，sheusedherloveofdrawingtohelpretainwhatshe’dlearned.DitchingthekindofblandanduselessphrasesthatfillmostEnglishtextbooks，Gutiérrezuseswhimsicalcharacters，cheekydialogue，andeveninsultstobringvocabulary，grammar，andusagetopicstolife.Nearlyforty-sevenmillionpeopleintheUnitedStatesspeakalanguageotherthanEnglishathome，andevenmostnativespeakersstrugglewithsubtledistinctions，suchaswhentouse“whether”asopposedto“if.”(Forexample：IwonderwhetherIshouldhaveaddedalittlemorepoisontohistea.)Alreadypublishedtowideacclaimabroad，EnglishIsNotEasyissuretodelightgrammarmavensandstudentsofEnglishinAmerica.