Common Errors in English Usage | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul Brians
Publisher: William James & Company
Category: Book
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Pages: 256
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 5.9 x 0.7
ISBN: 1887902899
Dewey Decimal Number: 421.1
EAN: 9781887902892
ASIN: 1887902899
Publication Date: March 2003
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Product Description
Mixed-up, mangled expressions; foreign-language faux pas; confused and confusing terms; commonly mispronounced wordstheyre all explained in this useful and entertaining guide.
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 Wrong year calendar. January 6, 2009
I thought it was a 2009 calendar, but it was for 2008. Both copies are useless.
 Really, a fun read December 11, 2008
I should warn you that I sat down in the middle of a busy day when I first received this and read it for an hour. Now I keep it in the kitchen to continue reading while I wait for the microwave to finish my meal. I absolutely love it, and I cannot agree with the person who thought any seventh grader would know this information. Well, maybe while he or she was still in seventh grade, but I just find it delightful to discover someone who still believes it is wrong to say "Me and Harry went to the movies." It is particularly upsetting to hear professional newscasters and other speakers making that mistake. Ouch! I'm afraid it will become standard in spite of people like Paul Brians.
And how great it is to find someone who still knows the difference between "imply" and "infer." Then to find that he really understands the ins and outs of "data/datum." I still cringe when I hear "data" used to refer to the singular, but I suppose I have to yield to "progress" in the language. I still believe that the research papers I read (and occasionally supervise on the thesis level) refer to several bits of information when the word "data" is used.
I must say, though, that writing this is a bit scary. I expect someone to pick on my poor usage somewhere. Oh well, so be it. I've had the pleasure of a bit of ego massaging in being able to say "Yep, I knew that." Oops! I don't find "yep" in the book. Anyway, it's fun.
Very good April 24, 2008
I bought the book because I know the website. The book looks great, I really like the drawings. Very clever, very useful and makes a good present, too.
attention all word-nerds! February 28, 2008
Do you say "offen" and like to make fun of the people who say "of-ten" instead???? Then this handy calendar is for you! Have fun proving your vocabulary superiority, and maybe even learn something along the way. My journalist husband comes home with a new nugget of knowledge for me every day :) Highly recommended!
 Tell me something I DON'T know February 8, 2008
3 out of 17 found this review helpful
Were these "common errors" used in the English Language directed to
6th graders? I can't imagine anyone over the age of 17 needing these
explanations and examples. They are simple to the point of being insulting.
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