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Troublesome Words

Bill Bryson

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Description:Why should I avoid discussing the 'weather conditions'?Can a woman be 'celibate'?When can I use 'due to', or should I play safe and always use 'because of'?What's wrong with the way I'm using 'crescendo'?This book provides a simple guide to the more perplexing and contentious issues of standard written English. The entries are discussed with wit and common sense, and are illustrated with examples of questionable usage taken from leading British and American newspapers.No familiarity with English grammar is needed to learn from this book, although a glossary of grammatical terms is included and there us also an appendix on punctuation.Journalists, copy-writers and secretaries will find this an invaluable handbook, and it will also be a highly enjoyable book for the word-buff.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Troublesome Words. To get started finding Troublesome Words, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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Pages: 242

Format: PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition

Publisher: Viking

Release: 2001

ISBN: 0670899224

Description: Why should I avoid discussing the 'weather conditions'?Can a woman be 'celibate'?When can I use 'due to', or should I play safe and always use 'because of'?What's wrong with the way I'm using 'crescendo'?This book provides a simple guide to the more perplexing and contentious issues of standard written English. The entries are discussed with wit and common sense, and are illustrated with examples of questionable usage taken from leading British and American newspapers.No familiarity with English grammar is needed to learn from this book, although a glossary of grammatical terms is included and there us also an appendix on punctuation.Journalists, copy-writers and secretaries will find this an invaluable handbook, and it will also be a highly enjoyable book for the word-buff.We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Troublesome Words. To get started finding Troublesome Words, you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed.
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