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Author : Dave Dowling
Release : 2008-04-25
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 728/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Wrong Word Dictionary by : Dave Dowling
Download or read book The Wrong Word Dictionary written by Dave Dowling. This book was released on 2008-04-25. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines and explains the differences and proper usage of commonly confused words.
Author : Dave Dowling
Release : 2011
Genre : English language
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 927/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Wrong Word Dictionary by : Dave Dowling
Download or read book The Wrong Word Dictionary written by Dave Dowling. This book was released on 2011. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The correct usage for more than 2,500 commonly misused words is provided in this concise and accessible handbook that assures, insures, and ensures that anyone who wants to communicate accurately and effectively chooses the right word every time. Arranged alphabetically in pairs (or threes when appropriate), entries are carefully cross-referenced and explained with a sentence, guaranteeing that readers find boycott, even when they look up embargo first. Two dozen accompanying cartoons humorously clarify confusing distinctions between words, making this a fun reference for all word lovers to enjoy.
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Release : 2008
Genre : English language
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 728/5 ( reviews)
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Download or read book The Wrong Word Dictionary written by . This book was released on 2008. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Defines and explains the differences and proper usage of commonly confused words.
Author : Kory Stamper
Release : 2018-03-06
Genre : Language Arts & Disciplines
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 26X/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis Word by Word by : Kory Stamper
Download or read book Word by Word written by Kory Stamper. This book was released on 2018-03-06. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “We think of English as a fortress to be defended, but a better analogy is to think of English as a child. We love and nurture it into being, and once it gains gross motor skills, it starts going exactly where we don’t want it to go: it heads right for the goddamned electrical sockets.” With wit and irreverence, lexicographer Kory Stamper cracks open the obsessive world of dictionary writing, from the agonizing decisions about what to define and how to do it to the knotty questions of ever-changing word usage. Filled with fun facts—for example, the first documented usage of “OMG” was in a letter to Winston Churchill—and Stamper’s own stories from the linguistic front lines (including how she became America’s foremost “irregardless” apologist, despite loathing the word), Word by Word is an endlessly entertaining look at the wonderful complexities and eccentricities of the English language.
Author : Dave Dowling
Release : 2014-11-11
Genre :
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 788/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Dictionary of Worthless Words by : Dave Dowling
Download or read book The Dictionary of Worthless Words written by Dave Dowling. This book was released on 2014-11-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dictionary of Worthless Words recognizes that concise writing is paramount. This quick reference enables writers to conquer verbiage, delete pointless words and phrases, and elevate e-mails, essays, memoranda, personal letters, press releases, and speeches to a new level of clarity. The many examples of delete-worthy words will enable writers to avoid them in advance and prevent their prose from becoming clumsy and unclear.
