Common Errors in English Usage | 
 enlarge | Author: Paul Brians
Publisher: William James & Company
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 12722
Media: Paperback
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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
A useful guide to mixed-up, mangled expressions, foreign language faux pas, confusing terms, and commonly mispronounced words.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 18 more reviews...
 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 16 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.
Excellent reference September 17, 2007
I felt the book was so good that I ordered it for all 3 of my adult children. Public schools do not seem to have the time to teach correct English anymore.
Help for Writers July 29, 2007
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book provides help with common language usage questions. As an engineer working for the federal government, writing is a large part of my job. I keep this book next to my computer, and rely on it frequently. The "word in question" and the "correct/incorrect" (or incorrect/correct) format is easy and quick to use; and in many cases the accompanying explanations are the best I've seen.
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