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Overview"The bestselling author of Word Court explains how to outsmart the reference books and be your own language expert. If you have a language question, where do you go for the answer? How do you keep proper syntax from sounding stiff, and, on the other hand, how do you keep conversational language from being embarrassingly incorrect? Barbara Wallraff, the author of The Atlantic Monthly's Word Court column, offers answers to these crucial questions. On one level, Your Own Words is a guide to using and understanding language references-dictionaries, thesauruses, stylebooks, usage guides, grammars, writing guides, and the Internet-with emphasis on how the different kinds of resources can help you answer different kinds of questions. On a deeper level, however, Your Own Words is about how to make good form your own. It helps you turn these various, often contradictory references into the tools that every experienced and confident user of language needs. In the world of language commentary, Barbara Wallraff offers an unequaled combination of authority, accessibility, and popularity. Her book shows you how to develop a genuine style that's both correct and personal-a style that expresses you at your best. Illuminated throughout with anecdotes and selections from the Word Court columns, Your Own Words does what very few books on usage even attempt: It shows every reader-amateur, professional, student, or graduate -how to think about what goes into good style. ""I think her judgment is flawless. I never disagree with her. "" -Jack Miles, author of God: A Biography" Full Product DetailsAuthor: Barbara WallraffPublisher: Counterpoint Imprint: Counterpoint Dimensions: Width: 14.00cm , Height: 2.40cm , Length: 21.60cm Weight: 0.567kg ISBN: 9781582432823ISBN 10: 1582432821 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 10 March 2004 Audience: General/trade , General Replaced By: 9781582432830 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Out of Stock Indefinitely Availability: Out of stock Table of ContentsReviewsI think her judgment is flawless. I never disagree with her. Author Information"Barbara Wallraff, a senior editor and the back-page ""Word Court"" and ""Word Fugitives"" columnist for The Atlantic, has worked for the magazine since 1983. In the world of language commentary, Barbara offers an unequaled combination of authority, accessibility, and popularity. Besides her work for The Atlantic, she is a weekly syndicated columnist for King Features. She is the author of the nationally best-selling book Word Court and Your Own Words." Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |