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Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors by Bill Bryson (2009, Trade Paperback)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherKnopf Doubleday Publishing Group
ISBN-100767922700
ISBN-139780767922708
eBay Product ID (ePID)70959850
Product Key Features
Number of Pages416 Pages
Publication NameBryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2009
SubjectDictionaries, Grammar & Punctuation, Publishing, Literacy
TypeNot Available
AuthorBill Bryson
Subject AreaRéférence, Language Arts & Disciplines
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Height0.9 in
Item Weight11.5 Oz
Item Length8 in
Item Width5.2 in
Additional Product Features
LCCN2009-290854
Dewey Edition23
ReviewsPraise for Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: "One of the best guides to usage there is. I cannot imagine an English-speaking person [who] would not rejoice in [it]." --Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe "A worthwhile addition to any writer's or editor's reference library." -- Los Angeles Times "[Bryson is] a world-class grammar maven." --Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times "A usage book with a nice sense of differentiation." --William Safire, New York Times Magazine "Bryson's erudition is evident and refreshing...a straightforward, concise, utilitarian guide."-- Publishers Weekly, Praise for Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: "One of the best guides to usage there is. I cannot imagine an English-speaking person [who] would not rejoice in [it]." -Katherine A. Powers, Boston Globe "A worthwhile addition to any writer's or editor's reference library." - Los Angeles Times "[Bryson is] a world-class grammar maven." -Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times "A usage book with a nice sense of differentiation." -William Safire, New York Times Magazine "Bryson's erudition is evident and refreshing…a straightforward, concise, utilitarian guide."- Publishers Weekly, Praise forBryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: "One of the best guides to usage there is. I cannot imagine an English-speaking person [who] would not rejoice in [it]." -Katherine A. Powers,Boston Globe "A worthwhile addition to any writer's or editor's reference library." -Los Angeles Times "[Bryson is] a world-class grammar maven." -Michael Upchurch,Seattle Times "A usage book with a nice sense of differentiation." -William Safire,New York Times Magazine "Bryson's erudition is evident and refreshing…a straightforward, concise, utilitarian guide."-Publishers Weekly
Dewey Decimal423.1
Intended AudienceTrade
SynopsisFrom one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers. What is the difference between "immanent" and "imminent"? What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the difference between "acute" and "chronic"? What is the former name of "Moldova"? What is the difference between a cardinal number and an ordinal number? One of the English language's most skilled writers answers these and many other questions and guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. Covering spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and foreign names and phrases, Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors will be an indispensable companion for all who care enough about our language not to maul, misuse, or contort it. This dictionary is an essential guide to the wonderfully disordered thing that is the English language. As Bill Bryson notes, it will provide you with "the answers to all those points of written usage that you kind of know or ought to know but can't quite remember."
LC Classification NumberPE1628.B79 2009
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