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From pesky pronouns and preferred pronunciations to the common media mistakes that mar the language, this offbeat romp provides humor and insight into the aspects and words of the English language that make it come to life. Five sections, each dealing with a broad area of language and word usage, present interesting etymologies, the effects words have on our lives, and how language reflects one's personality. Word and language lovers will take delight in the Words and the Calendar section, which analyzes the many words relating to days, months, and time in general. The Words on Words section will also have readers laughing at the hilarious chapter on the many words and metaphors encompassing the word foot, from put your foot in your mouth to footlights.

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Words are our instruments. LaRocque is their master. --Sharon Burnside, editor, The Toronto Star

Words are our instruments. LaRocque is their master. --Sharon Burnside, editor, The Toronto Star

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Paula LaRocque is best known for her regular columns on writing well in The Dallas Morning News, Quill magazine, APME News and other publications that reach a broad professional and consumer audience. She also spreads her writing knowledge through regular appearances on KDKA, the NPR affiliate radio station in Dallas, and other radio programs throughout North America. She is in high demand as a speaker at journalism and business writing events. She recently retired as the assistant managing editor and writing coach at The Dallas Morning News, where she had worked since 1981. She was a writing consultant for the Associated Press Washington Bureau from 1989 to 1993, and in 1993 she appeared in a PBS special, 'The Writing Coach: With Paula LaRocque'. She previously taught creative and journalistic writing at Western Michigan University, Texas A&M, Southern Methodist University and Texas Christian University.

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