Anyone who's tackled tricky grammar, slippery syntax, pesky punctuation, or sneaky jargon knows that good writing is never easy. In this ingenious guide, enjoy the wit of two English language mavens as they entertain while answering all our perplexing questions.
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Richard Lederer is the author of more than 30 books about language, history, and humor, including his best-selling Anguished English series and his current book, Presidential Trivia. He has been profiled in magazines as diverse as The New Yorker, People, and the National Enquirer and frequently appears on radio as a commentator on language. Dr. Lederer's syndicated column, "Looking at Language," appears in newspapers and magazines throughout the United States. He has been named International Punster of the Year and Toastmasters International's Golden Gavel winner.
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If you find Elements of Style a bit dry, try the Write Way,
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This review is from: The Write Way: The S.P.E.L.L. Guide to Real-Life Writing (Society for the Preservation of English Language and Literature) (Paperback)
Word-master Richard Lederer combines his jolly sense of humor, common sense and experience as a top English instructor in a very enjoyable book about grammar, punctuation, spelling and style.While Strunk and White's classic is a must on the shelf, reading the Write Way is a lot more fun, and a lot easier to remember.
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Writing is easy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
faulty parallelism, serial comma, good financial shape, adjective clause Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Fog Index, Amazon Mud Wrestle-Off, Abraham Lincoln, Justice Powell, Barbara Walters, General Motors, Terry Waite, Jose Xaviar Gonzales, Miss Grundy, New Hampshire, Wilson Follett, Atlanta Constitution, Little Rock, Modern American Usage, Yellowstone Park New!
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Writing is easy. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
faulty parallelism, serial comma, good financial shape, adjective clause Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, Fog Index, Amazon Mud Wrestle-Off, Abraham Lincoln, Justice Powell, Barbara Walters, General Motors, Terry Waite, Jose Xaviar Gonzales, Miss Grundy, New Hampshire, Wilson Follett, Atlanta Constitution, Little Rock, Modern American Usage, Yellowstone Park New!
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- Modern American Usage: A Guide by Wilson Follett on page 42, page 200, and Back Matter
- The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer in Front Matter, and Back Matter
- American Literature: The Makers and the Making Volume II by Cleanth Brooks on page 235, and page 236
- On Writing Well, 30th Anniversary Edition: The Classic Guide to Writing Nonfiction by William Zinsser on page 45, and Back Matter
- Oxford Fowler's Modern English Usage Dictionary by H. W. Fowler on page 224, and Back Matter
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- The Miracle of Language by Richard Lederer on 4 pages
- The Lost Art of the Great Speech: How to Write One--How to Deliver It by Richard Dowis in Front Matter, page 93, and Back Matter
- Crazy English by Richard Lederer in Front Matter (1), Front Matter (2), and Front Matter (3)
- Fractured English by Richard Lederer in Front Matter (1), and Front Matter (2)
- 6 + 1 Traits of Writing: The Complete Guide, Grades 3 and Up by Ruth Culham on page 190, and Back Matter
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