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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Literally, the Best Language Book Ever Paul Yeager By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian,this is a highly opinionated guide to bettercommunication. In Literally, the Best LanguageBook Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with alinguistic scal… OL11951308W
Still lost in translation Still lost in translation Charlie Croker A hilarious collection of the mangled English found in tourist destinations all over the worldHave you ever arrived in a hotel room and been baffled by the information provided? Beware of your luggag… OL12234059W
Under the grammar hammer Under the grammar hammer Douglas Cazort Answers basic questions about English grammar and explains how to avoid mistakes. OL15419943W
Common grammatical mistakes Common grammatical mistakes Ann Riggs "An examination of the rules behind English grammar, focusing on the most common mistakes made by writers--including dangling participles, run-on sentences, and misused words--and how to fix them"--P… OL15933370W
Grammar and usage review Grammar and usage review Frank Pintozzi,Devin Pintozzi Lessons and exercises designed to help students practice English grammar and its usage and to teach the concepts and skills emphasized on end-of -grade tests and high school exit exams. OL19158601W
Bad English Bad English Ammon Shea "The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language 'mistakes' and how they came to be accepted as correct--or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from… OL19996745W
The dictionary of worthless words The dictionary of worthless words Dave Dowling Contains 3,000 unessential and pointless words and phrases that make writing clumsy and unclear, and offers examples of more concise alternatives. OL21377426W
Barron's 1001 pitfalls in French Barron's 1001 pitfalls in French James H. Grew,Annie Heminway,Daniel D. Olivier A supplementary textbook outlining fundamentals of the French language and providing help for common obstacles such as troublesome words, difficult sentence structure, and the metric system. OL2138136W
Lost in translation Lost in translation Chris Stone Wacky, weird, and wonderful snapshots of the English language being abused around the world. Whether it's unforgivable grammar, bad spelling, or just plain old terrible translations, these 140 photos… OL24680761W
500 fautes d'orthographe à ne plus commettre 500 fautes d'orthographe à ne plus commettre Bernard Laygues Passe en revue les fautes les plus courantes et donne une explication de l'orthographe de ces mots facile à mémoriser. OL26411659W
1001 pitfalls in Spanish 1001 pitfalls in Spanish Marion Peter Holt A supplementary textbook outlining fundamentals of the Spanish language and providing help for common obstacles such as complex sentence structure, vocabulary, and telephone conversations. OL3374811W
More anguished English More anguished English Richard Lederer Humorous abuses and errors in the use of English OL34822W
On language On language William Safire Written by a New York Times columnist renowned for his crotchety wit, this tome enlightens readers concerning proper usage, correct pronunciation, the roots of daily discourse, and the vacuous lingo … OL46501W
Harper dictionary of contemporary usage Harper dictionary of contemporary usage Mary Morris,William Morris,William Morris Includes commentaries on the use and misuse of contemporary words and phrases. OL4987997W
Common errors in English usage Common errors in English usage Paul Brians "A reference guide to English usage errors"-- OL5263011W
Don't Don't Oliver Bell Bunce This is Henry Hitching's description from Five Best in the WSJ... ( http://online.wsj.com/news/article_email/SB10001424052702303947904579336581013004714-lMyQjAxMTA0MDAwMTEwNDEyWj ) 5. This curiou… OL5341001W