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Word Court - Wherein Verbal Virtue is Rewarded, Crimes Against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice is Done (Paperback) Loot Price: R638
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Word Court - Wherein Verbal Virtue is Rewarded, Crimes Against the Language Are Punished, and Poetic Justice is Done (Paperback)

Barbara Wallraff

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By the author of the Atlantic Monthly's highly popular column "Word Court," the most engaging grammar guide of our time, with all the authority of "Strunk" "and White" and all the fun of "Woe Is I."
The "Judge Judy of Grammar" was born when the Atlantic Monthly's Barbara Wallraff began answering grammar questions on America Online. This vibrant exchange became the magazine's bimonthly "Word Court," and eventually the bestselling hardcover book, Word Court.
In Word Court, Wallraff moves beyond her column to tackle common and uncommon items, establishing rules for such issues as turns of phrase, slang, name usage, punctuation, and newly coined vocabulary. With true wit, she deliberates and decides on the right path for lovers of language, ranging from classic questions-Is "a historical" or "an historical" correct?-to awkward issues-How long does someone have to be dead before we should all stop calling her "the late"? Should you use "like" or "as"-and when?
The result is a warmly humorous, reassuring, and brilliantly perceptive tour of how and why we speak the way we do.

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Imprint: Mariner Books
Country of origin: United States
Release date: August 2001
First published: August 2001
Authors: Barbara Wallraff
Dimensions: 204 x 135 x 26mm (L x W x T)
Format: Paperback - Trade
Pages: 384
ISBN-13: 978-0-15-601118-1
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Writing & editing guides > General
Books > Language & Literature > Language teaching & learning (other than ELT) > Language teaching & learning material & coursework > Grammar & vocabulary
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LSN: 0-15-601118-2
Barcode: 9780156011181

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