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Mind the Gaffe!: A Troubleshooter
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Book Title
- Mind the Gaffe!: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Us
- Genre
- Reference
- Topic
- Words, Language & Grammar
- Narrative Type
- Nonfiction
- Intended Audience
- Adult
- Inscribed
- NO
- ISBN
- 9780061132209
About this product
Product Identifiers
Publisher
HarperCollins
ISBN-10
0061132209
ISBN-13
9780061132209
eBay Product ID (ePID)
52633302
Product Key Features
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Mind the Gaffe! : a Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Usage
Subject
Style Manuals, Grammar & Punctuation, Linguistics / Sociolinguistics, Thesauri
Publication Year
2006
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Reference, Language Arts & Disciplines
Format
Perfect
Dimensions
Item Height
0.7 in
Item Weight
8.7 Oz
Item Length
8 in
Item Width
5.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2006-043657
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
423/.1
Synopsis
A linguist with attitude, R. L. Trask was a steadfast soldier in the never-ending War of Words, fighting the good fight for standard written English. Revered for its insight and legendary for its "cheek," Trask's Mind the Gaffe is an indispensable guidebook for wordsmiths and language mavens of every stripe, providing safe passage through the ubiquitous minefields of improper usage. Artiste: This pretentious word . . . commonly means "fraud pretending to be an artist." Don't use it unless you mean to be insulting. Amoral, Immoral: An amoral person is one who does not know the difference between right and wrong. An immoral person knows the difference but does wrong anyway. Reaction: A reaction is a sudden and spontaneous response to a stimulus, such as jumping, shrieking, or fainting. The word is not properly used as a fancy word for any kind of considered response. If you circulate a policy document, you can ask others for their opinions, or for their criticisms, but do not ask them for their reactions unless you hope to hear responses like "I burst into uncontrollable laughter.", Long before Lynn Truss took up her sharp blue pencil on behalf of proper punctuation, linguist R.L. Trask was fighting his own opinionated battle for standard written English, as revealed in this lively reference., A linguist with attitude, R. L. Trask was a steadfast soldier in the never-ending War of Words, fighting the good fight for standard written English. Revered for its insight and legendary for its "cheek," Trask's Mind the Gaffe! is an indispensable guidebook for wordsmiths and language mavens of every stripe, providing safe passage through the ubiquitous minefields of improper usage. Artiste: This pretentious word . . . commonly means "fraud pretending to be an artist." Don't use it unless you mean to be insulting. Amoral, Immoral: An amoral person is one who does not know the difference between right and wrong. An immoral person knows the difference but does wrong anyway. Reaction: A reaction is a sudden and spontaneous response to a stimulus, such as jumping, shrieking, or fainting. The word is not properly used as a fancy word for any kind of considered response. If you circulate a policy document, you can ask others for their opinions, or for their criticisms, but do not ask them for their reactions unless you hope to hear responses like "I burst into uncontrollable laughter."
LC Classification Number
PE1464.T734 2006
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