A Few Words About Words.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Diorio, Joseph J.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English language--Grammar.

English language--Rhetoric.

English language--Style.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (115 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chicago : Beaufort Books, 2021.

Summary:

HONORED AS A NOTABLE 100 BOOK IN THE 2021 SHELF UNBOUND BEST INDIE BOOK COMPETITIONFINALIST FOR THE 2021 FOREWORD INDIES AWARDSPenned by a writer who had to teach himself the rules of English grammar, A Few Words About Words offers an easy and accessible approach to understanding and using the English language.In a world dominated by countless print and social media outlets, written communication is king. Writing "your" when you mean "you're" and "there" when you mean "they're" can make the difference between getting or not getting new business. A missing comma can result in a PR catastrophe, and a well-written line can be remembered for generations. And yet, many native speakers struggle with the English language.Spawned from the widely-circulated and beloved newsletter of the same name, Joe Diorio's A Few Words About Words blends quick-witted anecdotes from more than 30 years of newsletter entries that highlight the common, uncommon, and surprising grammar mistakes most English speakers make. The result is a digestible, all-encompassing look at English grammar.Humorous, enlightening, and completely comprehensible, A Few Words About Words will be the go-to grammar guide you pick up and can't put down.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Dedication

Contents

Introduction

1 Gramma Wamma

2 Typos and Proofreading

3 Punctuation

4 Write What You Mean and Mean What You Write

5 The Business of Writing

6 Phraseology Follies

7 A Few Words About Numbers

8 Swear it Out

9 Don't Label "dis" Language

10 Festivus, a Collection of Grammatical Pet Peeves

11 The Final Word

A Note from the Author

Acknowledgments

Endnotes.

Notes:

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ISBN:

0-8253-0851-8

OCLC:

1257666846