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Idiot's guidesO'Conner, Patricia T.
Summary: A grammar reference for middle-grade students shares accessible guidelines organized under such chapter names as "Incredible Shrinking Words," in a lighthearted guide that pairs English-language rules with whimsical instructional elements.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Puffin Books 2016
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 372.6 OCOPeters, Pam.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cambridge University Press 2004
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1 available in Reference, Call number: R 428 PETCurzan, Anne
Summary: "A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 CURFrankel, Irene.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Oxford University Press 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.24 FRAFridland, Valerie
Summary: "A linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate-and why our "um"s, "like"s, and "you know"s actually make us better communicators. Do you hate that you say "like" too much? Do you go over your email drafts to remove excess "so"s and "really"s? Do you wish your presentation at work wasn't so full of "um"s and "uh"s? Do you get tripped up by slang, overly familiar greetings, or new...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Viking 2023
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.1 FRICopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.1 FRIBernstein, Theodore M. (Theodore Menline)
Summary: A handbook of alphabetized entries which provide answers to questions of use, meaning, grammar, punctuation, precision, logical structure, and color.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atheneum 1965
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.3 BERFisher, James A. (James Aiken)
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Publisher / Publication Date: Avant Pub. Co. 1999
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 FISSafire, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Crown Publishers 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 SAFPetras, Kathryn
Summary: "An entertaining and informative guide to the most common 150 words even smart people use incorrectly, along with pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and tangled histories of use and misuse"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ten Speed Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.1 PETDreyer, Benjamin
Summary: "Full of advice, insider wisdom, and fascinating facts, this book will prove to be invaluable to anyone who wants to be confident in their writing skills, or anyone who enjoys the power of language. Explored throughout are the mysteries of using punctuation, word choice decisions, and more, presented in a clear, concise and accessible manner made fun!"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2021
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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT Word DreyerShea, Ammon
Summary: "The author of Reading the OED presents an eye-opening look at language "mistakes" and how they came to be accepted as correct-or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words and usages we embrace as standard and correct today were at first considered slang, impolite, or...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 SHEYin, Karen
Summary: "Most of us want to choose inclusive, respectful, and empowering language. But language--and how we use it--continually evolves, along with cultural norms. When contradictory opinions muddle our purpose, how do we align our word choices with our beliefs? Who has the final say when people disagree? And why is it so hard to let go of certain words? Afraid of getting something wrong or offending,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown Spark 2024
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 420.123 YINEvans, Harold
Summary: Harry Evans has edited everything from the urgent files of battlefield reporters to the complex thought processes of Henry Kissinger. He's even been knighted for his services to journalism. In DO I MAKE MYSELF CLEAR?, he brings his indispensable insight to us all in his definite guide to writing well. The right words are oxygen to our ideas, but the digital era, with all of its TTYL, LMK, and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2017
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 808 EVACopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808 EVAFleisher, Julian.
Summary: This two disc collection from The Princeton Review helps listeners get a handle on the pesky complexities of grammar through usage examples, question reviews, and basic grammar principles.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Living Language 2001
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: CD 428.3 FLEKeating, Kevin Anthony.
Summary: Grammar wise provides thorough instruction and extensive practice to help ESL students master basic grammar structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Readers Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.5 KEAKeating, Kevin Anthony.
Summary: Grammar wise provides thorough instruction and extensive practice to help ESL students master basic grammar structures.
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Readers Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.5 KEAPeters, Mark
Summary: Grammar can be an intimidating subject. This guide helps you learn-- or relearn-- the essentials, and makes learning and using proper grammar simple.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 808.042 PETFiske, Robert Hartwell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W W Norton & Co Inc 2014
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Place a hold to request this item.O'Conner, Patricia T.
Summary: Provides information on how to avoid some of the most common grammar mistakes, with chapters that discuss pronouns, plurals, verbs, possessives, punctuation, cliches, and other tricky parts of the English language.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Riverhead Books 2003
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428.2 OCOCopies Available at Interlochen
1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: Word O'ConnerLeaf, Munro
Summary: Illustrates the frequently misused words in grammar such as can and may or the lazy ones like ain't and gonna and wanna.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2005
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Place a hold to request this item.Maggio, Rosalie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Beacon Press 1989
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 MAGBryson, Bill.
Summary: "...A personal collection, built up over thirty years as a writer and editor in two countries" and "intended as a quick, concise guide to the problems of English spelling and usage." First published in the 1980s, Bryson's compilation has been updated and re-released, and includes definitions, guides to punctuation and grammar, and helpful conversion tables (Celsius to Fahrenheit; kilometers to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Broadway Books 2008
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 423.1 BRYSafire, William
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Publisher / Publication Date: Times Books 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 SAFSheehan, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arbutus Press 2004
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 428 SHE1 available in Reference, Call number: NEL 428 SHE