Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
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Book Description
One of the English language's most skilled and beloved writers guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage.
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 s... More
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 s... More
Book Information
Publisher | Broadway |
Binding | Paperback (13 editions) |
Reading Level | Uncategorized |
# of Pages | 256 |
ISBN-10 | 0767910435 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0767910439 |
Publication Date | 09/14/2004 |
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