| <b>book description</b><br/>what's the singular of paparazzi? is graffiti singular or plural? what about kudos? should i say empathic or empathetic? is it a couple of dozen or a couple dozen? what's the correct pronunciation of concierge? or schism? or flaccid? in this book of crisp, precise, often witty pronouncements on modern american english, bryan garner decisively answers these thouss of other questions that bedevil those who care about the language. garner draws on massive evidence to support his judgments, citing thouss of examples--good, bad, ugly--from sources such as the new york times , the wall street journal, newsweek. no one can browse through the book without sharing the authors spirited awareness of how words work his relish for exposing the affectations that bloat our language. even if you don't have the time for browsing, but simply want a quick answer to an editorial riddle, this book is your best bet.<br/><br/><b>book dimension</b><br/>length: (cm)17.5 width:(cm)10.9 |
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