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Page 1 errors!, January 23, 2010
This review is from: The Most Common Errors in English Usage and How to Avoid Them (Hardcover)
The following is from the first page of the Introduction.
"Some language [sic] do not use pronouns. Instead, they add a sound or syllable to word [sic] to indicate ..."
The book's not even making it past the very first page without having two errors does not bode well for the rest of it.
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Edited to add:
The book couldn't even make it out of the first paragraph of the second page without a blunder.
"Effective grammar conveys your meanings clearly and unambiguously and enables to you [sic] communicate as efficiently as possible."
Oh good God! The second paragraph on page 2 of the introduction has YET ANOTHER ERROR!
"But when your [sic] prepare a document to be printed ..."
I may entertain the author for a few more pages if I have time to waste, but that's about it.
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