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This title in other editionsBryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editorsby Bill Bryson
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:From one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers. What is the difference between “immanent” and “imminent”? What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the difference between “acute” and “chronic”? What is the former name of “Moldova”? What is the difference between a cardinal number and an ordinal number? One of the English language's most skilled writers answers these and many other questions and guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. Covering spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and foreign names and phrases, Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors will be an indispensable companion for all who care enough about our language not to maul, misuse, or contort it. This dictionary is an essential guide to the wonderfully disordered thing that is the English language. As Bill Bryson notes, it will provide you with “the answers to all those points of written usage that you kind of know or ought to know but can’t quite remember.” Book News Annotation:Covering spelling, punctuation, abbreviations, and US, UK, and
foreign names and phrases, this reference offers a readable and often
humorous guide to the problems of English spelling and usage most
commonly encountered by editors and writers. Pronunciations have been
simplified, without use of the International Phonetic Alphabet. An
appendix on punctuation, a glossary of grammatical terms, and
conversion tables are also included. Bryson won the 2004 Aventis
Prize for his A Short History of Nearly Everything.
Annotation ©2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com) About the AuthorBILL BRYSON's bestselling books include A Walk in the Woods, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, A Short History of Nearly Everything (which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), and The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid. Bryson lives in England with his wife and children. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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