Times Dictionary of Problem Words
Author | : Betty Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9787506215169 |
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Author | : Betty Kirkpatrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 236 |
Release | : 1988 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9787506215169 |
Author | : Harry Shaw |
Publisher | : McGraw-Hill Companies |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 1987 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
Defines, explains, and illustrates more than 1500 of the most common mistakes in word use made in English. Includes a brief guide to more effective writing and speaking.
Author | : Laurence Urdang |
Publisher | : Crown |
Total Pages | : 424 |
Release | : 1985 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : |
Author | : David Crystal |
Publisher | : OUP Oxford |
Total Pages | : 300 |
Release | : 2014-09-18 |
Genre | : Reference |
ISBN | : 0191501662 |
Did you know that the English language has over 150 words for the adjective 'drunk' developed over 1,000 years? Be prepared to learn words you have never heard before, find out fascinating facts behind everyday words, and be surprised at how lively and varied the English language can be. Published to critical acclaim in 2009, the Historical Thesaurus of the Oxford English Dictionary is the first comprehensive thesaurus in the world to arrange words by meaning in order of first recorded use. Using its unique perspective on how the English language has developed, Words in Time and Place takes 15 themes and explores the language in these areas over time - explaining when new words appeared, where they came from, and what such changes say about times in which they emerged. The themes chosen are varied, universal topics and show the semantic range of the thesaurus and what it can tell us about the words used in areas of everyday life. Learn about the different words for dying and money, or types of pop music, as well as words for a privy, oaths, and words for being drunk. Written by the world's leading expert on the English language, David Crystal, the book carries his trademark style of engaging yet authoritative writing. Each chapter features an introduction to the language of that topic, followed by a timeline of vocabulary taken from the historical thesaurus showing all the synonyms arranged in chronological order. The timelines are annotated with additional quotations, facts, and social and historical context to give a clear sense of how words entered the English language, when, and in which context they were used. Words in Time and Place showcases the unique and excellent resource that is the Historical Thesaurus and reveals the linguistic treasures to be found within. This fascinating book will appeal to anyone with an interest in words and in the development of the English language.
Author | : Eugene J. Hall |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 112 |
Release | : 1992 |
Genre | : |
ISBN | : 9789686579314 |
Author | : Jane Solomon |
Publisher | : Frances Lincoln Children's Books |
Total Pages | : 115 |
Release | : 2019-05-02 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 1786038102 |
What is a bumbershoot? Or a moonbow? And what does it mean when someone absquatulates...? Find out all this and more in The Dictionary of Difficult Words. Test your knowledge with more than 400 words to amaze, confuse, and inspire budding wordsmiths (and adults). All of the words featured in this book are difficult to spell, hard to say, and their meanings are obscure to most children (and most adults)! Written with simple, easy-to-understand definitions by lexicographer Jane Solomon, this dictionary celebrates the beauty of the English language for family trivia time spent around the printed page.
Author | : |
Publisher | : Collins |
Total Pages | : 0 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : 9780007318407 |
Coinciding with the launch of The Times Spelling Bee, this new title is an invaluable reference source for all those preparing for a competition such as The Times Spelling Bee, as well as for all students aged 10 - 14.
Author | : Laurence Urdang |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 1972 |
Genre | : English language |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Laurence Urdang |
Publisher | : Black Dog & Leventhal Pub |
Total Pages | : 377 |
Release | : 2002 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 9781579120603 |
Presents pronunciations and definitions for common terms often misrepresented in oral and written communication.
Author | : Bill Bryson |
Publisher | : Anchor Canada |
Total Pages | : 183 |
Release | : 2013-05-07 |
Genre | : Language Arts & Disciplines |
ISBN | : 0385679963 |
One of the English language's most skilled and beloved writers guides us all towards precise, mistake-free usage. In the middle 1980s Bill Bryson was a copy editor for the London Times with the brash idea that he could fill a hole in the British book market for a concise, accessible, handy guide to proper usage. A complete unknown, he nonetheless sold Penguin Books on the idea, and the result was The Penguin Dictionary of Troublesome Words, which sold decently enough on both sides of the Atlantic. Now, fifteen years later, Bill Bryson has become, well, Bill Bryson -- and his terrifically useful little book has been revised, updated and Americanized to become Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words. Precise, prescriptive, sometimes (like its author) amusingly prickly, this book belongs on the desk of every person who cares enough about our language not to maul or misuse or distort it. Move over, Strunk and White.