Literally, the Best Language Book Ever - Annoying Words and Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again

Informationen zum Autor Paul Yeager Klappentext By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever , author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence. Zusammenfassung By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian! this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally! the Best Language Book Ever ! author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues! Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax! or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand! this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence.

Product details

• Authors: Paul Yeager, Paul (Paul Yeager) Yeager
• Publisher: Tarcher, J.P. Publishers
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 06.05.2008
• EAN: 9780399534232
• ISBN: 978-0-399-53423-2
• No. of pages: 208
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 178 mm x 12 mm
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > Other languages / Other literatures; Non-fiction book > Dictionaries, reference works > Dictionaries, encyclopaedias; Writing & editing guides, Writing and editing guides, LANGUAGE ARTS & DISCIPLINES / Writing / General