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Good Word Guide
A&C Black 2011; US$ 16.89Our language is changing faster than ever before, thanks to the influence of the media, e-mail, the Internet and text messaging. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and informal English, raising ever more questions as to how to speak and write correctly. This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers... more...
U Cn Spl Btr
Kensington Publishing Corp. 2009; US$ 9.99"A quixotic stab at improving the nation's literacy. Hey, it can't hurt." -- Asbury Park Sunday Press. Did you just end your last memo to your boss "CU L8R?". Do mysterious voices tell you to use "their" and "there" interchangeably? Don't know the difference between "its" and "it's?"... more...
500 Foreign Words and Phrases You Should Know to Sound Smart
F+W Media 2012; US$ 13.95Dazzle with your command of belle-lettres! Like a true sophisticate, you'd like to toss out casual bon mots to enliven your conversation. You'd like to float through cocktail parties offering your guests crudités and hors d'oeuvres , toasting to the prevailing Weltgeist and speculating on who's having an affaire de coeur . But first... more...
Practice Makes Perfect German Verb Tenses 2/E
McGraw-Hill Education 2013; US$ 14.00Oxford Modern English Grammar
OUP Oxford 2011; US$ 28.99Oxford Modern English Grammar is Oxford's brand new and definitive guide to English grammar. This book has been written by a leading expert in the field, covers both British and American English, and makes use of authentic spoken and written examples. Arranged in four clear parts for ease of use, its comprehensive coverage ranges from the very... more...
Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares
Skyhorse Publishing 2012; US$ 11.99Grammar has finally let its hair down! Unlike uptight grammar books that overwhelm us with every single grammar rule, Missed Periods and Other Grammar Scares is like a bikini: its fun, flirty, and covers only the most important bits. Its lessons, which are 100 percent free of complicated grammar jargon, have been carefully selected to include... more...
The Fight for English
OUP Oxford 2006; US$ 12.99Lynne Truss's 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' injected new life into the long-standing arguments over rights and wrongs in English usage. Now David Crystal brings together his own distinctive style and unique expertise to provide the first thorough-going assessment of the ongoing debate. With a lively, humorous, and accessible approach, Crystal... more...
The Snark Handbook: Clichés Edition
Skyhorse Publishing 2012; US$ 9.99CLICHÉ: nounEtymology: French, literally, printer's stereotype, from past participle of clichér, to stereotype, of imitative originDate: 18921 : a trite phrase or expression; also : the idea expressed by it2 : a hackneyed theme, characterization, or situation3 : something that has become overly familiar or commonplace In the words of... more...
Wretched Writing
Penguin Group US 2013; US$ 9.99Wretched writing is the lowest of the low; it is a felonious assault on the English language. Exuberantly excessive, it is a sin committed often by amateurs and all-too-frequently by gifted writers having an off day. In short, it?s very bad writing. Truly bad. Appallingly bad. It?s also very funny. A celebration of the worst writing imaginable,... more...
Words You Should Know 2013
F+W Media 2012; US$ 12.95The most influential words and phrases of 2013! Every day, hundreds of new words join our vocabulary, whether they're scientific creations, cultural terms, or politically and historically charged additions. With Words You Should Know 2013 , you will not only be able to keep up with the changing language, but also discover how these important concepts... more...









