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OverviewFrom 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.” Full Product DetailsAuthor: Bill BrysonPublisher: Random House USA Inc Imprint: Random House Inc Dimensions: Width: 13.30cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 20.30cm Weight: 0.326kg ISBN: 9780767922708ISBN 10: 0767922700 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 12 May 2009 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsReviewsPraise for Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: <br> 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 <br> A worthwhile addition to any writer's or editor's reference library. -- Los Angeles Times <br> <br> [Bryson is] a world-class grammar maven. <br> --Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times <br> A usage book with a nice sense of differentiation. <br> --William Safire, New York Times Magazine <br> Bryson's erudition is evident and refreshing...a straightforward, concise, utilitarian guide. -- Publishers Weekly<br> Praise for <i>Bryson s Dictionary of Troublesome Words: </i> 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, <i>Boston Globe A worthwhile addition to any writer s or editor s reference library. <i>Los Angeles Times</i><i> [Bryson is] a world-class grammar maven. Michael Upchurch, <i>Seattle Times A usage book with a nice sense of differentiation. William Safire, <i>New York Times Magazine</i> Bryson s erudition is evident and refreshing a straightforward, concise, utilitarian guide. <i>Publishers Weekly Praise for Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: <br><br> 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<br><br> A worthwhile addition to any writer's or editor's reference library. -- Los Angeles Times <br> <br> [Bryson is] a world-class grammar maven. <br> --Michael Upchurch, Seattle Times<br><br> A usage book with a nice sense of differentiation. <br> --William Safire, New York Times Magazine <br><br> Bryson's erudition is evident and refreshing...a straightforward, concise, utilitarian guide. -- Publishers Weekly<br> Author InformationBILL BRYSON's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, A Short History of Nearly Everything (which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. Bryson lives in England with his wife and children. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |