Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, 3rd Edition

Woe Is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, 3rd Edition
Patricia T. O'Conner (Author)
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It?s been called ?possibly the most popular book on grammar ever published.? Now the witty bestseller that took the nation by storm is back in a revised, expanded edition with new dos and don?ts from top to bottom.

In this new Woe Is I, Patricia T. O?Conner displays the same fresh, irreverent humor that has charmed hundreds of thousands of readers. There are new chapters on spelling and pronunciation, and updates throughout. But you?ll find the same down-to-earth explanations in clear, plain English?the same sensible solutions to the grammar mysteries that bug even the best of us. O?Conner manages to unscramble the most complicated problems in simple, easyto- swallow language. So you won?t encounter the kind of intimidating terminology that made you want to skip your high school English class. This funny, wise, and indispensable guide shows readers how to:

? avoid the persistent grammatical errors that tie everyone?even presidents!? in knots
? watch their tongues and learn to pronounce commonly mangled words
? correctly use dozens of much-abused words and phrases Whatever your problem?intimidated by possessives? puzzled over pronouns? clueless about how to say ?banal???the updated Woe Is I provides witty, jargon-free answers to all your questions about the basics as well as the subtleties of grammar, style, and usage. No wonder The Atlanta Journal-Constitution called O?Conner?s classic ?the best primer on English usage to come along since Strunk and White?s The Elements of Style.?

• Rank: #22883 in Books
• Published on: 2009-09-17
• Released on: 2009-09-17
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.19" h x 1.06" w x 5.59" l, .82 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 265 pages

The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary

The New Comprehensive American Rhyming Dictionary
Sue Young (Author)
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An essential tool for writers, poets, punsters, lyricists, wits, and language lovers everywhere!

THE NEW COMPREHENSIVE AMERICAN RHYMING DICTIONARY is, by far, the sassiest, most fun, complete andup-to-date book of its kind on the market. This remarkablecompendium contains over 65,000 words, phrases, andcolloquialisms--a gold mine of rhyme certain to aid anddelight everyone who works with language, from the amateurpoet to the professional wordsmith.

• Why rhyme "moon" with "June"...when you can use "Brigadoon", "Daniel Boone", or "picayune" instead?

• A cornucopia of rhymes for exasperating, difficult-to-match words...such as "system", "hemophilia", and "Khrushchev".

• Easy-to-use and read, with entries arranged by sound rather than spelling.

• Authoritative and up-to-the-minute...including the latest in slang, idioms and buzz words.

Whether you're a composer searching for the perfect songlyric or a wit who revels in constructing limericks, here isyour key to a bold new world of creative cleverness-an idealreference book for the Cole Porter in all of us!

• Rank: #83911 in Books
• Published on: 1991-11-01
• Released on: 1991-11-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.11" h x 1.10" w x 5.31" l, 1.10 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 624 pages

Webster's New World Thesaurus

Webster's New World Thesaurus
Charlton Laird (Author), The Editors of the Webster's New World Dictionaries (Author)
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Although largely replaced by the modern A-Z thesaurus format, the thematic organization of the original Roget thesaurus set the standard for many years. This new edition of the renowned Webster's New World(TM) Thesaurus combines a thematic index, based on Roget's original categories, with the proven usefulness of its A-Z listing. New introductory material and an interpretive essay on Roget and his work reintroduce Roget's organizational technique to a new generation of thesaurus users. A helpful appendix produces lists of important terms grouped by their endings such as -cracy/-crat (government types), -ology/-ologist (field of scholarship), and more. Webster's New World(TM) Roget's A-Z Thesaurus gives writers what they really need -- more synonyms, with the broadest and most useful range of comparisons, examples, and related terms and ideas. It is the only college thesaurus to offer synonym discussion paragraphs and clearly distinguished example lists. Writers and speakers everywhere will find that when they have to say it better, Webster's New World(TM) Roget's A-Z Thesaurus, unique in concept and revolutionary in design, can help them say it best.

• Rank: #16330 in Books
• Published on: 1999-06-15
• Released on: 1999-05-24
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 9.90" h x 2.04" w x 7.80" l, 3.92 pounds
• Binding: Hardcover
• 894 pages

Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary

Merriam-Webster's Pocket Dictionary
Merriam-Webster (Author)
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New edition! The perfect dictionary for quick, on-the-go language reference. Features 40,000 entries. Clear, concise, definitions, variant spellings, and pronunciations. Includes a brief guide to punctuation.

• Rank: #9853 in Books
• Brand: MERRIAM - WEBSTER INC.
• Model: MW-530
• Published on: 2006-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.31" h x .79" w x 3.54" l, .31 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 407 pages

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The Big English-German Dictionary With 400 000 Word Pairs

The Big English-German Dictionary With 400 000 Word Pairs
Matthias Matting (Author)

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English

"The Big English-German Dictionary with 400.000 Word Pairs" contains more than 400.000 word pairs and sentences translated from English to German. It is fully usable as a translation dictionary for all Kindle eReader versions, including Kindle, Paperwhite, Kindle Keyboard and Kindle Touch.

Attention, Kindle dictionaries do NOT work in Kindle Apps or on the Kindle Fire HD / Kindle Fire. Automatically translates from English to German only.

• Rank: #273403 in eBooks
• Published on: 2013-02-us.html
• Released on: 2013-02-us.html
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Merriam-Webster's Pocket French-English Dictionary (Pocket Reference Library)

Merriam-Webster's Pocket French-English Dictionary (Pocket Reference Library)
Merriam-Webster (Author)
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This guide to essential French and English vocabulary contains more than 40,000 entries and includes coverage of Canadian-French terms. English pronunciations are given in the International Phonetic Alphabet (IPA).

• Rank: #8137 in Books
• Brand: Merriam-Webster
• Published on: 2004-07-30
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 5.39" h x .91" w x 3.46" l, .33 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 418 pages

Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary : The Most Practical and Easy-To-Use Reference Now Available item #16637

Essential Songwriter's Rhyming Dictionary : The Most Practical and Easy-To-Use Reference Now Available item #16637
Kevin M. Mitchell (Author)
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Acclaimed by the New York Times as "part muse, part quick reference," this pocket-sized dictionary is an easy-to-use tool geared specifically toward the contemporary songwriter. A concise collection of the most-often used words in popular music, the simple format allows for fast reference, while the 15,000 entries provide more than ample rhyming options.

• Rank: #14310 in Books
• Brand: Alfred Publishing Company
• Model: 00-16637
• Published on: 1996-10
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .50" h x 4.15" w x 5.50" l, .31 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 304 pages

• Manufactured to the Highest Quality Available.
• With True Enhanced Performance.
• Latest Technical Development.

Anglotopia's Dictionary of British English: British Slang from A to Zed

Anglotopia's Dictionary of British English: British Slang from A to Zed
Jonathan Thomas (Author)

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It is often said that Britain and the United States are a common culture divided by language. This book is a guide to all the fun linguistic differences between American and British English. The British not only have their own unique words but they also use certain words much differently and this book seeks to gather all those words and phrases in one place for easy reference. This book is perfect to keep on hand while you're watching the latest episode of Downton Abbey or Doctor Who and you hear a word that you don't understand. It is our hope that this book will enrich your experience of British Culture and lead to further understanding between our two countries. In this book: • General Word and Phrase Dictionary • Cockney Slang Guide • Scots English Guide • Scouse English Guide • Yorkshire English Guide • West Country English Guide • London Slang • Australian English • Amusing British Place Names • And More!!!

• Rank: #17163 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 122 pages

Barron's New York State Grade 6 English Language Arts Test, 2nd Edition

Barron's New York State Grade 6 English Language Arts Test, 2nd Edition
Cynthia Lassonde (Author)

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This book has been updated to align with the Common Core State Standards. It serves as
both a test preparation manual and a handbook of effective reading, writing, listening, and test-taking strategies. It presents--

An overview and explanation of the Grade 6 ELA Test

Two full-length practice tests with all questions answered and explained

Additional questions with answers for practice and review
A helpful appendix describes literary genres and literary terms.

• Rank: #36752 in Books
• Published on: 2013-02-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: .85 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English

A Word A Day: A Romp Through Some of the Most Unusual and Intriguing Words in English
Anu Garg (Author), Stuti Garg (Author)
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"Anu Garg's many readers await their A Word A Day rations hungrily. Now at last here's a feast for them and other verbivores. Eat up!"
-Barbara Wallraff
Senior Editor at The Atlantic Monthly and author of Word Court

Praise for A Word a Day

"AWADies will be familiar with Anu Garg's refreshing approach to words: words are fun and they have fascinating histories. The people who use them have curious stories to tell too, and this collection incorporates some of the correspondence received by the editors at the AWAD site, from advice on how to outsmart your opponent in a duel (or even a truel) to a cluster of your favorite mondegreens."
-John Simpson, Chief Editor, Oxford English Dictionary

"A banquet of words! Feast and be nourished!"
-Richard Lederer, author of The Miracle of Language

Written by the founder of the wildly popular A Word A Day Web site (www.wordsmith.org), this collection of unusual, obscure, and exotic English words will delight writers, scholars, crossword puzzlers, and word buffs of every ilk. The words are grouped in intriguing categories that range from "Portmanteaux" to "Words That Make the Spell-Checker Ineffective." each entry includes a concise definition, etymology, and usage example-and many feature fascinating and hilarious commentaries by A Word A Day subscribers and the authors.

• Rank: #9355 in Books
• Published on: 2002-10-11
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 8.46" h x .63" w x 5.59" l, .54 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

New American Webster Handy College Dictionary, 4th Edition (NewlyRevised)

New American Webster Handy College Dictionary, 4th Edition (NewlyRevised)
Philip D. Morehead (Author)
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• Boxed inserts on etymologies and language usage
• Pronunciation key on each page
• Current phrases, slang, and scientific terms
• Special notes on word origins
• World gazetteer

PLUS

• Tables of weights and measurements
• Languages and language families
• Tables of signs and symbols
• Forms of address
• Comprehensive listing of abbreviations

…AND MORE!

 

• Rank: #24051 in Books
• Published on: 2006-07-05
• Released on: 2006-07-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 1.43" h x 4.36" w x 6.76" l, .84 pounds
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• 848 pages

Woe is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, 3rd Edition

Woe is I: The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English, 3rd Edition
Patricia T. O'Conner (Author)
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In this new edition of Woe Is I, Patricia T. O’Conner unties the knottiest grammar tangles and displays the same lively humor that has charmed and enlightened grateful readers for years. With new chapters on spelling and punctuation, and fresh insights into the rights, wrongs, and maybes of English grammar and usage, Woe Is I offers down-to-earth explanations and plain-English solutions to the language mysteries that bedevil all of us:

• Avoid the persistent (and persistently embarrassing) grammatical errors that bewilder the best and the brightest
• Pronounce and spell words that even the smartest people mangle
• Correctly use hundreds of woefully abused words and phrases

• Rank: #44501 in Books
• Published on: 2010-07-27
• Released on: 2010-07-27
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 7.91" h x .91" w x 5.12" l, .50 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 288 pages

Concise English Chinese Medical Dictionary

Concise English Chinese Medical Dictionary
Martin (Author)

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English

A unique and concise English-Chinese medical dictionary.

• Rank: #2146826 in Books
• Published on: 2013-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback

The Million Word Crossword Dictionary

The Million Word Crossword Dictionary
Stanley Newman (Author), Daniel Stark (Author)
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With more than 1,300,000 answers, this volume contains more than twice as many words as any other crossword dictionary. Meticulously compiled by two crossword professionals with a combined fifty years in the field and based on a massive analysis of current crosswords, there has never been a crossword dictionary with the breadth, depth, and currency of this one. From Jim Carrey to Sister Carrie, Homer Simpson t o Homer’s Iliad, the wide-ranging entries include 500,000+ synonyms, 3,000+ literary works, 3,000+ films, 20,000+ famous people from all fields, and more than 50,000 fill-in-the-blank clues so popular in today’s crosswords.

Featuring an introduction by New York Times crossword editor Will Shortz, The Million Word Crossword Dictionary makes every other crossword dictionary obsolete.

WHAT’S NEW IN THE SECOND EDITION? This updated edition offers THOUSANDS OF NEW ENTRIES , including slang terms; brand names; celebrity names; and the latest films, novelists’ works, sports Hall of Famers, automobile models, and more. The NEW, LARGER TYPE SIZE makes finding the answers easier than ever. And now you can sign up for FREE ANNUAL UPDATES , with all the new clues and answers compiled after the book’s publication.

• Rank: #54459 in Books
• Published on: 2005-03-01
• Released on: 2005-03-01
• Format: Bargain Price
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 1280 pages

The Insult Dictionary: History's Best Slights, Street Talk, and Slang

The Insult Dictionary: History's Best Slights, Street Talk, and Slang
Julie Tibbott (Author)

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Do you long for the days when a jerk was a “cad”? Want to tell that “swillbelly” to clean up his table manners and that grumbling “glump” to stop whining? Would you like a way of saying simpleton that’s not quite so simple—“ninnyhammer,” perhaps?

All this nastiness and more can be found in the pages of this fun reference book. With insults ranging from Roman times (lutum lenonium = filthy pimp) and Shakespearean snipes (I’m talking to you, you knotty-pated fool) to salty pirate-speak and Wild West zingers, you’re sure to find an insult for everyone, be they a helminth (a parasite in Ancient Greece) or a swinge-buckler (an Elizabethan braggart).

Chapters are organized chronologically by historical period—Ancient Attacks, Medieval Madness, Edgy Elizabethans, Victorian Venom, Jazz Age Jibes, and Cold War Cuts—and include themed sidebars focusing on Pirate Put-Downs, Hobo Huffs, and Cowboy Curses, as well as samplers for words with many different sayings per period. Fun, a little bit lewd, and incredibly informative this is a must-read for humor fans, history buffs, armchair etymologists, and the most sneaping of breedbates.

• Rank: #2801046 in Books
• Published on: 2013-04-18
• Released on: 2013-04-18
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 224 pages

Objects of Demonstration - A Visual Dictionary of Indigenous Cultural and Political Expression (Chinese and English Edition)

Objects of Demonstration - A Visual Dictionary of Indigenous Cultural and Political Expression (Chinese and English Edition)
Community Museum Project (Author)

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Objects of Demonstration serves as an index for Hong Kong's civic development—cataloging in visual dictionary format symbols, performances, rituals, street actions, and political demonstrations in Hong Kong. This compendium of local sources of creative expression and objects and artifacts ranges from ready-made and DIY materials used in a variety of street protests to collections of poems and images from the actions.

Community Museum Project is a collective founded in 2002 by design educators, art curators, and cultural researchers from Hong Kong who examine visual culture and vernacular histories through research and exhibitions.

• Rank: #6317090 in Books
• Published on: 2013-04-16
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 220 pages

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms

The Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms
Merriam-Webster (Editor)
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Master the subtleties of language with the Merriam-Webster Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms. This useful reference goes beyond a thesaurus, explaining the fine shades of meaning that differentiate synonyms. Alphabetical arrangement of terms makes words easy to find.

• Rank: #7543 in Books
• Brand: Merriam - Webster Inc.
• Model: MW-906
• Published on: 1994-05
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 6.73" h x .98" w x 4.13" l, .55 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 448 pages

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Haitian Creole Dictionary & Phrasebook: Haitian Creole-English/English-Haitian Creole (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook) (Haitian Edition)

Haitian Creole Dictionary & Phrasebook: Haitian Creole-English/English-Haitian Creole (Hippocrene Dictionary & Phrasebook) (Haitian Edition)
Charmant Theodore (Author)
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Haiti, home to over 6 million people, is one of the most popular destinations for travellers world-wide. Over 2 million people visit there annually. Haitian Creole is, with French, one of the nations two official languages. It is the mother tongue of virtually the entire population and the only language spoken by more than 90 percent of the countrys residents. This dictionary and phrasebook is an excellent companion for travellers. The bilingual dictionary contains more than 4,000 entries, including all essential daily vocabulary. The phrasebook deals with almost every situation likely to be encountered by travellers, including basic greetings, making hotel reservations, and ordering in restaurants. It also covers such topics as health care and emergencies. Visitors to this Caribbean nation will find it indispensable.

• Rank: #16407 in Books
• Published on: 2008-08-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 3.74" h x .55" w x 7.48" l, .43 pounds
• Binding: Paperback
• 260 pages

The New College Latin & English Dictionary: An Amsco School Publication (English and Latin Edition)

The New College Latin & English Dictionary: An Amsco School Publication (English and Latin Edition)
John C Traupman (Author)
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The New College Latin & English Dictionary: An Amsco School Publication (English and Latin Edition)

• Rank: #6401 in Books
• Published on: 1994-01
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 502 pages