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Bryson S Dictionary Of Troublesome Words
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher: Crown
Release Date : 2002-09-17
Bryson S Dictionary Of Troublesome Words written by Bill Bryson and has been published by Crown this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-09-17 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
One of the English language’s most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free grammar. As usual Bill Bryson says it best: “English is a dazzlingly idiosyncratic tongue, full of quirks and irregularities that often seem willfully at odds with logic and common sense. This is a language where ‘cleave’ can mean to cut in half or to hold two halves together; where the simple word ‘set’ has 126 different meanings as a verb, 58 as a noun, and 10 as a participial adjective; where if you can run fast you are moving swiftly, but if you are stuck fast you are not moving at all; [and] where ‘colonel,’ ‘freight,’ ‘once,’ and ‘ache’ are strikingly at odds with their spellings.” As a copy editor for the London Times in the early 1980s, Bill Bryson felt keenly the lack of an easy-to-consult, authoritative guide to avoiding the traps and snares in English, and so he brashly suggested to a publisher that he should write one. Surprisingly, the proposition was accepted, and for “a sum of money carefully gauged not to cause embarrassment or feelings of overworth,” he proceeded to write that book—his first, inaugurating his stellar career. Now, a decade and a half later, revised, updated, and thoroughly (but not overly) Americanized, it has become Bryson’s Dictionary of Troublesome Words, more than ever an essential guide to the wonderfully disordered thing that is the English language. With some one thousand entries, from “a, an” to “zoom,” that feature real-world examples of questionable usage from an international array of publications, and with a helpful glossary and guide to pronunciation, this precise, prescriptive, and—because it is written by Bill Bryson—often witty book belongs on the desk of every person who cares enough about the language not to maul or misuse or distort it.
Troublesome Words
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher: Penguin UK
Release Date : 2015-06-02
Troublesome Words written by Bill Bryson and has been published by Penguin UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Troublesome Words is playful and riddlesome guide to the English language from the bestselling author of Notes from a Small Island and A Short History of Nearly Everything, Bill Bryson What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure? With Troublesome Words, journalist and bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage and spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work with the written word for over twenty years. So if you want to discover whether you should care about split infinitives, are cursed with an uncontrollable outbreak of commas or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say 'an historic day', this superb book is the place to find out.
The Facts On File Dictionary Of Troublesome Words
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1984
The Facts On File Dictionary Of Troublesome Words written by Bill Bryson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
The Penguin Dictionary Of Troublesome Words
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher: Allen Lane
Release Date : 1984
The Penguin Dictionary Of Troublesome Words written by Bill Bryson and has been published by Allen Lane this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1984 with Reference categories.
Troublesome Words And How To Use Them
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1924
Troublesome Words And How To Use Them written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1924 with English language categories.
The Penguin Dictionary Of Troublesome Words
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Author : Bill Bryson
language : en
Publisher: Puffin
Release Date : 1987
The Penguin Dictionary Of Troublesome Words written by Bill Bryson and has been published by Puffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1987 with Reference categories.
Grammar Girl S 101 Troublesome Words You Ll Master In No Time
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Author : Mignon Fogarty
language : en
Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin
Release Date : 2012-07-03
Grammar Girl S 101 Troublesome Words You Ll Master In No Time written by Mignon Fogarty and has been published by St. Martin's Griffin this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-07-03 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Millions of people around the world communicate better thanks to Mignon Fogarty, aka Grammar Girl, whose top-rated weekly grammar podcast has been downloaded more than 40 million times. Now she's turning her attention to solving your worst problems—one troublesome word at a time. Are you feeling "all right" or "alright"? Does "biweekly" mean twice a week or every two weeks? Do you run a gauntlet or a gantlet? Is a pair of twins four people or two? The English language is always changing, and that means we are left with words and phrases that are only sort of wrong (or worse, have different definitions depending on where you look them up). How do you know which to use? Grammar Girl to the rescue! This handy reference guide contains the full 411 on 101 words that have given you trouble before—but will never again. Full of clear, straightforward definitions and fun quotations from pop culture icons such as Gregory House and J. K. Rowling, as well as from classical writers such as Mark Twain and Benjamin Franklin, this highly-useable guidebook takes the guesswork out of your writing, so you'll never be at a loss for words again.
The American Pronouncing Dictionary Of Troublesome Words
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Author : Frank O. Colby
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1950
The American Pronouncing Dictionary Of Troublesome Words written by Frank O. Colby and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1950 with English language categories.
Mastering German Vocabulary
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Author : Bruce C. Donaldson
language : en
Publisher: Psychology Press
Release Date : 2004
Mastering German Vocabulary written by Bruce C. Donaldson and has been published by Psychology Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Foreign Language Study categories.
Mastering German Vocabulary explains how to use over 2,200 common German words correctly, using example sentences in German with English translations.
Barron S Quick Help With Troublesome Words Phrases
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Author : James E. Allison
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2001
Barron S Quick Help With Troublesome Words Phrases written by James E. Allison and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2001 with English language categories.
Mrs. Malaprop is a famous figure of fun in William Brinsley Sheridan's classic eighteenth-century comedy, The Rivals, because she always uses words incorrectly. Students who always use words incorrectly are likely to get bad grades -- and that isn't very funny. Here's a book that will set them straight, offer fast, on-the-spot advice, improve their grades, and develop their word power. It will help many others too, including business people who need to write clear and succinct letters, memos, and reports, and ESL students who need to improve their command of English. Anyone who needs to think twice about the difference between adapt and adopt, or immunity and impunity will profit from this easy-to-understand book. It defines and discusses approximately 1,500 tricky and often-confused words and phrases, and shows how to use them all correctly.