Fasten your seat belt for a crash course in careful usage.... Just like automobile accidents, accidents of style occur all over the English-speaking world, in print and on the Internet, thousands of times every day. They range from minor fender benders, such as confusing" their" and "there, " to serious smashups, such as misusing "sensual" for "sensuous" or writing "loathe "when you mean "loath."

Charles Harrington Elster shows you how to navigate the hairpin turns of grammar, diction, spelling, and punctuation with an entertaining driver's manual covering 350 common word hazards and infractions, arranged in order of complexity for writers of all levels. Elster illustrates these surprisingly common accidents with quotations from numerous print and online publications, many of them highly regarded---which perhaps should make us feel better: If the horrendous redundancy "close""proximity" and the odious construction "what it is, is" have appeared in "The New York Times, " maybe our own accidents will be forgiven. But that shouldn't keep us from aspiring to accident-free writing and speaking.

If you want to get on the road to writing well, "The Accidents of Style" will help you drive home what you want to say.

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A Practical Guide to Understanding Ciyawo has been developed over fourteen years and systematically explains for the novice the important aspects of Ciyawo grammar for effective communication. A practical grammar guide, the instruction is accessible, giving the basics of pronunciation, to building verb tenses, to ways of combining the different elements of the language in order to form sentences.

The classic text on how to speak and write English 'correctly.' *** "In the preparation of this little work the writer has kept one end in view, viz.: To make it serviceable for those for whom it is intended, that is, for those who have neither the time nor the opportunity, the learning nor the inclination, to peruse elaborate and abstruse treatises on Rhetoric, Grammar, and Composition. To them such works are as gold enclosed in chests of steel and locked beyond power of opening. This book has no pretension about it whatever, -it is neither a Manual of Rhetoric, expatiating on the dogmas of style, nor a Grammar full of arbitrary rules and exceptions. It is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner."

." . . In Diagramming the Scriptures. . . the curriculum starts with the simple sentence, adds precept upon precept until the learner is able to master complex sentences. . . As each concept is introduced, the student has plenty of practice, followed by quizzes, and later a cumulative test over the entire text. As an educator, a homeschool parent, and a tutor I see this curriculum as an excellent choice for a homeschool, a Christian school classroom, or for an individual of any age who is interested in studying grammar or God's Word, word by word." Deana Haines, Families for Home Education Executive Director ." . .I am quite pleased to recommend your book to college professors as an excellent addition to their basic texts in teaching English grammar. . . Since your examples and exercises utilize Bible sentences, your book is also a valuable asset to the study of hermeneutics." Jim Anderson, Chancellor, Midwestern Baptist College, SBC "Diagramming the Scriptures is a unique way to help focus the Bible student on the words and meanings of Scripture. I commend Shirley Forsen for providing this excellent book and recommend it to all who desire to "go deeper" in their study of God's Word." Dr John A Hash, Bible Pathway Ministries ." . .I recommend Diagramming the Scriptures to all scholars to clarify interpretations of all books and to all teachers of grammar." Glada Kelley, retired teacher and librarian ." . .The best and unique part of Miss Forsen's book is that Bible verses are used for the examples and exercises. This teaches the student an important aspect of "rightly dividing the word of truth": understanding how the structure of the verse influences its meaning. Diagramming the Scriptures teaches necessary skills, both educational and spiritual." Laura Blunk, college freshman

Get a grip on English GRAMMAR! Interested in mastering the rules of the English language but don't know a comma from a semicolon? No need to worry! English Grammar Demystified will help you shape up your language skills so that you understand this tricky subject better and communicate more clearly anytime you need to express yourself in words or on paper--whether in e-mails, conversations, schoolwork, or work documents. Beginning with an easy-to-understand review of the parts of speech, punctuation and capitalization rules, and verb forms, this book outlines the key grammar rules of the English language. As the book progresses, you'll build on your newly polished grammar skills to master proper sentence structure, build balanced and well-connected sentences, and write with style and clarity. You'll learn key spelling rules and proven techniques to improve spelling and receive smart advice on using words correctly. Throughout the book you'll see real-life examples of common grammar pitfalls and how to avoid them. This fast and easy guide features: Clear and straightforward explanations of English grammar fundamentalsHundreds of examples of common grammar errors-and how to repair them Tons of helpful practice exercises A list of the 100 most commonly misspelled words Quizzes at the end of each chapter to reinforce what you've learned and to check your progress Stop being intimidated by English grammar and instead use it to get your point across clearly. English Grammar Demystified will get you there.

The Elements of Style (1918), by William Strunk, Jr., and E..B. White, is an American English writing style guide. It is the best-known, most influential prescriptive treatment of English grammar and usage, and often is required reading and usage in U.S. high school and university composition classes. This edition of The Elements of Style details eight elementary rules of usage, ten elementary principles of composition, "a few matters of form," and a list of commonly misused words and expressions.

Goodwin's Greek Grammar is one of the most authoritative texts on Classical Greek. It is both comprehensive and exceptionally accessible, making it suitable for use in schools as well as universities. After graduating from Harvard, William Watson Goodwin gained a PhD from Gttingen. He later received honorary degrees from Oxford, Cambridge and Edinburgh. He was Eliot Professor of Greek Literature at Harvard.

Each of these 100 words has been used to effect by a noted orator & each entry is placed in the context of its use in a speech, report or song. The people quoted include Mohandas K. Gandhi, Nelson Mandela, Ronald Reagan, Barack Obama, Carl Sagan & Groucho Marx.

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Do you want to bring clarity to your communication by... -getting to grips with the building blocks of Russian? -learning the right language for the right context? -speaking and writing with ease and style? In this Russian course you'll find comprehensive and clear explanations of key grammar patterns and structures. These are reinforced and contextualized through authentic materials. You'll learn how to to construct Russian grammar correctly and when and where to use it so you sound natural and appropriate. Russian Grammar You Really Need to Know will help you gain the intuition you need to become a confident communicator in your new language. Rely on Teach Yourself, trusted by language learners for over 75 years.