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The world's most trusted guide to problems in English - now in a new edition.
Customer Reviews:
very useful.......2007-08-11
it's one of the best
english book I have ever seen on the market,
Perfect.........2007-06-01
This book is great for students, teachers and those who want to learn english grammar. Every section is explained by examples. It covers all rules and subjects.
On time!!.......2007-05-12
Perfect condition, iqual or better than the shape announced. My item arrived a few days before it was programed.
A Staple Resource.......2007-04-23
Swan's "Practical English Usage" is a staple book that should be in pretty much any resource collection. The book is arranged in sections that give brief introductions to a huge range of grammatical forms, their functions and a host of other information.
The sections are replete with examples to illustrate the point that Swan is making. The language is very accessible and I have used this book as a rescue resource for difficult questions asked by students.
Perhaps one point, as mentioned by another reviewer, is that the information on each element is not extensive. However, considering that the book weighs in at "hefty" and covers a huge range of things, this is not surprising. One could easily justify supplementing it with another grammar book or two in order to get that comprehensiveness.
However, for everyday teaching purposes, "Practical English Usage" is a mainstay and a fantastic resource.
Excellent.......2007-03-12
The book is alphabetically organised which is just so practical and easy to use. It explains things in an easy to understand English. I couldn't teach without it. Invaluable! Excellent buy!!!!
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- Indeed a bit pompous, but has still a bigger issue
- An outstanding e-reference
- Not the greatest book, but still indispensible
- Valuable resource
- Great reference manual
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Wired Style: Principles of English Usage in the Digital Age
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The meek may inherit the earth, but they do not write style guides. Supremely self-confident, if sometimes cocky, the editors of Wired have done a grand job of describing their style and offering it as a standard for anyone who's interested. There are chapters on voice, jargon, slang, and usage, all described from a Wired sensibility. Their section called "When in Doubt, Close It Up" may even help end the perennial question of "is it e-mail or email?" The book has an accompanying Web site at http://www.wiredstyle.com.
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Indeed a bit pompous, but has still a bigger issue.......2004-05-19
Think of "Wired Style" as the 'Chicago Manual of Style' (well, sort of) as stated by Newsweek back in 1999 when this book first came out, and you probably by now can realize where the fundamental problem of the book is. While it does come accross as a bit pompous at times, indeed, the biggest issue it has is the fact that it hasn't been updated since its first edition, five years ago, an entire lifetime by Internet standards. As a result, several ubiquitous terms that you run into everywhere today are missing: blog, RSS, CSS, XHTML, flat panel, and the list goes on and on. So, as much as they ditch the more conservative AP Stylebook, it is not that much better as a tool for editors/writers working in the "digital age", so I don't see much of a point in buying it at this point any more.
An outstanding e-reference.......2004-03-03
This is one of my all-time favorite style guides. Compact, up-to-date, informational yet fun to read. Wired Style answers questions that apparently never occurred to Strunk and White (or to Chicago Manual of Style). The answers are not as prescriptive as those in some style guides, but are written more like "guides" that reveal the thought processes behind the suggestions.
Not the greatest book, but still indispensible.......2003-01-15
There's no doubt that the Wired Style guide is not the best style guide ever written; that said, with Chicago and AP still shockingly behind on integrating usages of Internet and technology-based words into their guides, this book is absolutely indispensible. AP might give three varients of an online word, but Wired gives a more complete listing of all known varients. Whether you like it or not, if you write about the Internet, or ever have to explain Web strategy to someone in writing, you need this book. The other sources out there just don't cut it.
And, as a bonus, if you use a word like "usability," and everyone looks at you funny, this book gives you a backup reference to point to, so you don't look like the one inventing words. (This has in fact happened to me, and it made me question who could possibly not have heard of usability in this day and age -- oh well.)
Valuable resource.......2001-07-24
There is often a debate on how to treat a tech word like email. Should we be like AP or the way the digital press speaks? I found this a great compendium of latest logic in the lexicon of technology. Additionally, the editors are self-deprecating enough to suggest that the standard will likely change -- standby.
Great reference manual.......2001-07-06
As an editor of an online publication, I find myself picking up Wired Style again and again. It has great definitions for terms that frequently come up. Want to know what open source is? Or asynchronous transfer mode? There's also cute stuff in there, like who coined the word nerd (Dr. Seuss). I'm not sure I would pick this book up just to read, but if you're in a position where you need to look up terms quickly, this is the best out there in the high-tech arena.
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For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Customer Reviews:
Thin Volume Fills Gaps.......2002-12-19
Though not as extensive - or as scholarly - as Merriam Webster's "English Usage Dictionary," this little book has often helped me explain thorny contemporary usage problems to my advanced ESL students. For example, a student came to me with the lyrics "Hadn't a been for..." and asked me to explain the usage of "hadn't have." None of my other books addressed this issue. (If you're not sure, see page 39.)
Good grammer book.......2000-12-05
This is a good grammer book for anyone who like to read or write in english. There are rules which should be followed. However, this one don't work good for students.
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Practical English Handbook
Manufacturer: Houghton Mifflin - Riverside
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A vintage practical English usage handbook, still appropriate in the 21st century, especially for linguistic purists and grammar police. The book specifies the elegancies of proper English often lost in modern writing and speech. Pages: 450; 7.12x5"
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A Word in Your Shell-Like: 6,000 Curious & Everyday Phrases Explained
Nigel Rees
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A Word in your Shell-Like will be the ideal replacement or complement to that tatty old copy of Brewer's most of us have about the house: a modern, entertaining guide to the wonderful world of phrases, familiar and unfamiliar, a landmark publication by one of the key world authorities in English language reference. It is an entirely phrase-based book, exploring well-known phrases – catchphrases, slogans, idioms, cliches, nicknames, titles of books and films, and quotations. The articles will contain discussion of meaning, origin and usage.
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How often have you looked up an English word in a German dictionary only to be confronted by a bewildering array of German equivalents? Which is the correct word for the context in question?
Mastering German Vocabulary explains how to use over 2200 common German words correctly, using example sentences in German with English translations.
In order to aid quick consultation, all German words and all the English words they render are listed in separate indexes. The book is designed for all upper secondary and tertiary students of German and complements Routledge's grammar, dictionary and vocabulary building textbooks. It is intended to be a practical companion for anyone serious about perfecting their German.
Customer Reviews:
Very helpful, not overly technical.......2003-08-07
This book is entertaining as well as educating. The author approaches grammar from a slightly different point of view than just talking about subjects, verbs, etc., although parts of speech aren't ignored. He assumes if you can speak correctly, you can write correctly. It is equally about lazy speech (Formal vs Informal) as it is about writing.
Exercises are scattered throughout the text, and the author often uses the very type of mistake he's discussing in the paragraph where he discusses it to draw attention to the problem.
I highly reccommend it.
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In the first Yuletide tale, a duke decides to help himself to one of a young widow's twins, only to find she won't let him have her child. Her heart, on the other hand, is another matter. In the second story, a reformed rake falls for a lady whose reputation he's sullied-and he'll spend the twelve days of Christmas trying to right his wrong.
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disappointing.......2005-01-11
First off, I must say that I am a fan of Ms. Metzger's and looked forward to the double read. But disappointments abound. In "Father Christmas," the book did not make any sense from the get go. The Duke of Ware needs an heir so he decides he must marry yet again (will be marriage no. 3) He says that if he dies without issue, estates, etc. will fall to the crown since his heir, his cousin, is dead in the war. But...since the Duke was at his cousins wedding and knows said cousin had twin boys, well, would they not be his heir? Since this is true, his said need to marry to make sure the estates do not go to the crown is illogical and this is a very bothersom detail as it goes to the heart and beginning of the story. We all know the next part, when he meets the widow and falls for her and the boys. Okay - but then she protects her sister and takes on her sister's bastard girl and lets the Duke this it is hers...Why? Why would anyone want to be thought less of what they are? But a huge problem in this story is the end. If ever a story needed to tie up ends, it was this one so an epilogue would have been great. Fast foward to a) birth of the Duke's own child or b) the day he officials bestows the title of Viscount upon the oldest twin. Why leave the reader wondering?
"Christmas Wishes" fault lies in that too much of the story revolves around St. Cloud looking for Juneclaire. A romance novel needs romance and if they are rarely in the same room, well, how can it develop? I am also one of those readers who found the pig silly after a while.
The pig was the best part of the second story!.......2004-12-21
I enjoyed the reader from Ohio's review a great deal, and I agreed with many of the assessments it contained. The only comment with which I disagreed was the one about the pig; Juneclaire's pet pig was the best part of the second story, and I actually thought it was a sweet element. Metzger's descriptions of the pig made me laugh so hard a couple of times that my eyes watered! When a Regency book can do that for me, I consider myself well entertained. The pig was my favorite character, and it doesn't strike me as a bad sign. I read romances to escape and be entertained, and I was able to do that with this one.
Not Metzger's Best..........2004-12-06
In "Father Christmas," the Duke of Ware needs an heir. However, he has been married twice, and he has no desire to find wife number three. At his worst, he decides to appeal to his cousin's widow. Ware wants to raise one of her twin boys as his own... but not if she has anything to say about it! Graceanne cannot believe the duke's insolence, and she gives him quite a reprimand. As she gets to know him, she realizes he might not be so awful as she originally thought.
I didn't really care for the book, which is a shame, because I am a big Metzger fan. It was lacking the sort of wit Barbara Metzger has perfected over the years. Actually, I didn't care for Ware. He was either rude or bland--or both. Not to mention, the pacing was a bit tedious. 2 1/2 stars.
I enjoyed the second book, "Christmas Wishes" a bit more. When the rakish Lord St. Cloud runs into Juneclaire, he has been robbed by highwaymen, and she is running away from home. They travel together to London, and he finds himself attracted to the young girl... though he would never seduce an innocent. When they spend a night in the stables together, he wants to do what is right by the girl... but she flees. St. Cloud is determined to find her.
This is a 3-star book, a little less refined (you are NOT on the shelf at 19!) than "Father Christmas," but a little more interesting. One of my biggest pet peeves in romance novels is when the hero and heroine don't interact for a large portion of the book. That happens here. I thought Juneclaire and St. Cloud were using pet names WAY too soon--which, in the Regency time period, would have been outrageous. And it's never a good sign when the pig is your favorite character.
Still, the books are pleasant enough. They hardly deal with Christmas, though, as Christmas is just a side note in each book. However, I'm still a very big Metzger fan, especially of her recent work. I really liked her story in "Regency Christmas Magic." Metzger is a pro at light and witty, like she is in "Primrose Path" and "Snowdrops and Scandalbroth." If those two novels were paired for a re-release, I would do cartwheels for it.
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The Christmas Wish
J. Gribbin Hutchinson
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a favorite indeed!.......2005-07-12
Death came early that christmas morning...but the book, I never quite have forgotten. I loved it the first time I read it and each time since. Although small and, yes, perfect to get stuffed in a christmas stocking, it should not be forgotten or dismissed as a sad and sappy christmas novel.
In the holiday season we are supposed to remember that great things come in small packages, which is very true with The Christmas Wish.
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Barbara Metzger Set: Valentines, Road To Ruin, Lady in Green, Minor Indiscretions, A Suspicious Affair, An Angel for the Earl, The Defiant Miss Foster, A Highly Respectable Widow, Rake's Ransom, A Loyal Companion Father Christmas, Christmas Wishes (12 Titles in 6 Novels)
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