Bryson's Dictionary: For Writers and Editors

Informationen zum Autor Bill Bryson was born in Des Moines, Iowa, in 1951. His bestselling books include The Road to Little Dribbling , Notes from a Small Island , A Walk in the Woods , One Summer and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid . In a national poll, Notes from a Small Island was voted the book that best represents Britain. His acclaimed work of popular science, A Short History of Nearly Everything , won the Aventis Prize and the Descartes Prize, and is the biggest selling non-fiction book of the 21st century. The Body: A Guide for Occupants was shortlisted for the Royal Society Science Book Prize and is an international bestseller. Bill Bryson was Chancellor of Durham University 2005-2011. He is an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Society. He lives in England. Klappentext What is the difference between cant and jargon, or assume and presume? What is a fandango? How do you spell supersede? Is it hippy or hippie? These questions really matter to Bill Bryson, as they do to anyone who cares about the English language. An indispensable companion to all those who write, work with the written word, or who just enjoy getting things right, it gives rulings that are both authoritative and commonsense, all in Bryson's own inimitably goodhumoured way. Zusammenfassung Originally published as The Penguin Dictionary for Writers and Editors, Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors has now been completely revised and updated for the twenty-first century by Bill Bryson himself.

Product details

• Authors: Bill Bryson
• Publisher: BLACK SWAN
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 23.04.2009
• EAN: 9780552773539
• ISBN: 978-0-552-77353-9
• No. of pages: 464
• Dimensions: 127 mm x 198 mm x 29 mm
• Series: Black Swan Paperbacks
• Subjects: Education and learning > Learning aids/university-entrance diploma theory > Reference works; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > English linguistics / literary studies; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Foreign-language dictionaries; Englisch : Wörterbücher: einsprachig