The Book Of Unnecessary Quotation Marks
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The Book Of Unnecessary Quotation Marks
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Author : Bethany Keeley
language : en
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Release Date : 2012-06-01
The Book Of Unnecessary Quotation Marks written by Bethany Keeley and has been published by Chronicle Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-06-01 with Humor categories.
From the popular blog, a hilarious and horrifying survey of quotation mark abuse in all its forms. From the sarcastic to the suggestive, here are quotation marks as we love them best, doing horrible damage to the English language. Who wouldn’t have second thoughts about ordering the “hamburger” on the diner’s menu? Would it be best to skip the “blowout” sale at the department store? What hidden price must be paid for something marked “free”? Assembled by the creator of the wildly popular “Blog” of “Unnecessary” Quotation Marks, this book surveys the havoc wreaked by quotation marks on signs, menus, placards, and posters that leave reality upended by supposed “facts.” This smarty-pants guide is “perfect” for desperate grammarians, habitual air quoters, and anyone who appreciates a good laugh.
Yellow Back Radio Broke Down
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Author : Ishmael Reed
language : en
Publisher: Deep Vellum Publishing
Release Date : 2023-01-31
Yellow Back Radio Broke Down written by Ishmael Reed and has been published by Deep Vellum Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-01-31 with Fiction categories.
“Folks. This here is the story of the Loop Garoo Kid. A cowboy so bad he made a working posse of spells phone in sick. A bullwhacker so unfeeling he left the print of winged mice on hides of crawling women. A desperado so onery he made the Pope cry and the most powerful of cattlemen shed his head to the Executioner’s swine.” And so begins the HooDoo Western by Ishmael Reed, author of Mumbo Jumbo and one of America’s most innovative and celebrated writers. Reed demolishes white American history and folklore as well as Christian myth in this masterful satire of contemporary American life. In addition to the black, satanic Loop Garoo Kid, Yellow Back Radio Broke-Down features Drag Gibson (a rich, slovenly cattleman), Mustache Sal (his nymphomaniac mail-order bride), Thomas Jefferson and many others in a hilarious parody of the old Western.
The Semantics And Pragmatics Of Quotation
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Author : Paul Saka
language : en
Publisher: Springer
Release Date : 2017-12-07
The Semantics And Pragmatics Of Quotation written by Paul Saka and has been published by Springer this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-07 with Philosophy categories.
The chapters in this volume address a variety of issues surrounding quotation, such as whether it is a pragmatic or semantic phenomenon, what varieties of quotation exist, and what speech acts are involved in quoting. Quotation poses problems for many prevailing theories of language. One fundamental principle is that for a language to be learnable, speakers must be able to derive the truth-conditions of sentences from the meanings of their parts. Another popular view is that indexical expressions like "I" display a certain fixity -- that they always refer to the speaker using them. Both of these tenets appear to be violated by quotation. This volume is suitable for scholars in philosophy of language, semantics, and pragmatics, and for graduate students in philosophy and linguistics. The book will also be useful for researchers in other fields that study quotation, including psychology and computer science.
Cake Wrecks
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Author : Jen Yates
language : en
Publisher: Andrews McMeel Publishing
Release Date : 2009-09-04
Cake Wrecks written by Jen Yates and has been published by Andrews McMeel Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-09-04 with Cooking categories.
Presents pictures of and commentary on cakes with mistakes, organized into such categories as literal LOLs, beyond bizarre, and wedding wrecks.
How To Not Write Bad
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Author : Ben Yagoda
language : en
Publisher: Penguin
Release Date : 2013-02-05
How To Not Write Bad written by Ben Yagoda and has been published by Penguin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-02-05 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Ben Yagoda's How to Not Write Bad illustrates how we can all write better, more clearly, and for a wider readership. He offers advice on what he calls "not-writing-badly," which consists of the ability, first, to craft sentences that are correct in terms of spelling, diction (word choice), punctuation, and grammar, and that also display clarity, precision, and grace. Then he focuses on crafting whole paragraphs—with attention to cadence, consistency of tone, sentence transitions, and paragraph length. In a fun, comprehensive guide, Yagoda lays out the simple steps we can all take to make our writing more effective, more interesting—and just plain better.
Requiem For A Dream
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Author : Hubert Selby
language : en
Publisher: Open Road Media
Release Date : 2011-12-13
Requiem For A Dream written by Hubert Selby and has been published by Open Road Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-12-13 with Fiction categories.
A tale of four people trapped by their addictions, the basis for the acclaimed Darren Aronofsky film, by the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn. Sara Goldfarb is devastated by the death of her husband. She spends her days watching game shows and obsessing over appearing on television as a contestant—and her prescription diet pills only accelerate her mania. Her son, Harry, is living in the streets with his friend Tyrone and girlfriend Marion, where they spend their days selling drugs and dreaming of escape. When their heroin supply dries up, all three descend into an abyss of dependence and despair, their lives, like Sara’s, doomed by the destructive power of drugs. Tragic and captivating, Requiem for a Dream is one of Selby’s most powerful works, and an indelible portrait of the ravages of addiction. This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author’s estate.
Writing Lesson Level 6 Punctuation Partners
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Author : Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Release Date : 2014-02-01
Writing Lesson Level 6 Punctuation Partners written by Richard Gentry, Ph.D. and has been published by Teacher Created Materials this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-01 with categories.
Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.
For Who The Bell Tolls
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Author : David Marsh
language : en
Publisher: Guardian Faber Publishing
Release Date : 2013-10-03
For Who The Bell Tolls written by David Marsh and has been published by Guardian Faber Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
For Who the Bell Tolls is a book that explains the grammar that people really need to know, such as the fact that an apostrophe is the difference between a company that knows its s*** and a company that knows it's s***, or the importance of capital letters to avoid ambiguity in such sentences as 'I helped my Uncle Jack off his horse.' David Marsh's lifelong mission has been to create order out of chaos. For four decades, he has worked for newspapers, from the Sun to the Financial Times, from local weeklies that sold a few thousand copies to the Guardian, with its global readership of nine million, turning the sow's ear of rough-and-ready reportage into a passable imitation of a silk purse. The chaos might be sloppy syntax, a disregard for grammar or a fundamental misunderstanding of what grammar is. It could be an adherence to 'rules' that have no real basis and get in the way of fluent, unambiguous communication at the expense of ones that are actually useful. Clear, honest use of English has many enemies: politicians, business and marketing people, local authority and civil service jargonauts, rail companies, estate agents, academics . . . and some journalists. This is the book to help defeat them. 'A splendid and, more importantly, sane book on English grammar.' Mark Forsyth, author of The Etymologicon
Writing Lesson Level 6 Time To Edit
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Author : Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Release Date : 2014-02-01
Writing Lesson Level 6 Time To Edit written by Richard Gentry, Ph.D. and has been published by Teacher Created Materials this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-01 with categories.
Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.
Writing Lesson Level 6 Commonly Misspelled Words
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Author : Richard Gentry, Ph.D.
language : en
Publisher: Teacher Created Materials
Release Date : 2014-02-01
Writing Lesson Level 6 Commonly Misspelled Words written by Richard Gentry, Ph.D. and has been published by Teacher Created Materials this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-02-01 with categories.
Incorporate writing instruction in your classroom as an essential element of literacy development while implementing best practices. Simplify the planning of writing instruction and become familiar with the Common Core State Standards of Writing.