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" Literally, the best language book ever : "
Paul Yeager.
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BL
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948525
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b702895
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| Main Entry
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Yeager, Paul.
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| Title & Author
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Literally, the best language book ever : : annoying words and abused phrases you should never use again /\ Paul Yeager.
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| Edition Statement
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1st ed.
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| Publication Statement
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New York :: Penguin Group,, ©2008.
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xiv, 194 pages ;; 19 cm
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| ISBN
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0399534237
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: 9780399534232
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Wrong answer; please try again : Grammar errors -- Play it again, Sam : Errors of redundancy and repetition -- Verbification : Nouns being incorrectly used as verbs -- Abused and misused : Contrived words and words used incorrectly -- That makes no sense, Captain Kirk : Illogical words and phrases -- It's all bad, believe me : Excessively trendy words and expressions -- What a way to make a living : Ineffective workplace words and expressions -- You thought you were clever, but : Phrases that may have been witty the first time they were used -- That's not what I meant : Inarticulate language -- Insincerity is the highest form of flattery : Insincere or dismissive phrases -- Older than dirt : Common clichés and irrelevant phrases -- Stop playing games : Ineffective sports terminology -- Write your own book : My personal language pet peeve.
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English language-- Errors of usage.
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English language-- Usage.
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English language-- Errors of usage.
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English language-- Usage.
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| Dewey Classification
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428
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PE1460.Y39 2008
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