Common Errors In English Usage

Common Errors in English Usage

Product Description

Mixed-up, mangled expressions foreign-language faux pas confused and confusing terms commonly mispronounced wordstheyre all explained in this useful and entertaining guide.
Rate Points :4.5
Binding :Paperback
Label :William James & Company
Manufacturer :William James & Company
ProductGroup :Book
Studio :William James & Company
Publisher :William James & Company
EAN :9781887902892
Price :$15.00USD
Lowest Price :$9.80USD
Customer Reviewsattention all word-nerds!
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Do you say "offen" and like to make fun of the people who say "of-ten" instead???? Then this handy calendar is for you! Have fun proving your vocabulary superiority, and maybe even learn something along the way. My journalist husband comes home with a new nugget of knowledge for me every day :) Highly recommended!

Very good
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I bought the book because I know the website. The book looks great, I really like the drawings. Very clever, very useful and makes a good present, too.

Very useful, especially for non-native speakers!
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This is a very good book, and it is essential for anyone linguist or person who wants to speak or write English well. I really like that the book covers a lot of areas, from "style" (hyphenation), French (and other languages I believe, but mostly French) words (hors doeuvres), to the difference between "disc" and "disk." The first one is the one of music CDs because theyre laser CDs, whilst the other one reproduces the data "magnetically," as in a "hard disK" Isnt that interesting?

Im an English teacher in a country where English is very necessary, but most people (and many professors/teachers) still make a lot of mistakes that shouldnt happen. This is not an ESL/EFL guide, but its certainly VERY fun to read, and even if youre a native speaker Im sure that youll find some interesting and curious things. That said, imagine how much a non-native can gain from this book!

I totally recommend buying this book! Plus, it has drawings!

P.S.: Theres a new 2nd edition that has just been released, Ill be buying that one too and comment on the differences with this one.

Wrong year calendar.
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I thought it was a 2009 calendar, but it was for 2008. Both copies are useless.

Really, a fun read
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I should warn you that I sat down in the middle of a busy day when I first received this and read it for an hour. Now I keep it in the kitchen to continue reading while I wait for the microwave to finish my meal. I absolutely love it, and I cannot agree with the person who thought any seventh grader would know this information. Well, maybe while he or she was still in seventh grade, but I just find it delightful to discover someone who still believes it is wrong to say "Me and Harry went to the movies." It is particularly upsetting to hear professional newscasters and other speakers making that mistake. Ouch! Im afraid it will become standard in spite of people like Paul Brians.

And how great it is to find someone who still knows the difference between "imply" and "infer." Then to find that he really understands the ins and outs of "data/datum." I still cringe when I hear "data" used to refer to the singular, but I suppose I have to yield to "progress" in the language. I still believe that the research papers I read (and occasionally supervise on the thesis level) refer to several bits of information when the word "data" is used.

I must say, though, that writing this is a bit scary. I expect someone to pick on my poor usage somewhere. Oh well, so be it. Ive had the pleasure of a bit of ego massaging in being able to say "Yep, I knew that." Oops! I dont find "yep" in the book. Anyway, its fun.

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