Author : Stephanie Calmenson
Publisher : Golden Books
Page : 28 pages
File Size : 35,85 MB
Release : 1985
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780307020130
Mandy helps her mother count their items in the supermarket, where they can get in the express lane with no more than ten items.
Author : William Safire
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 23,80 MB
Release : 2004-06-02
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780743258128
Examines and provides comments on language trends while tracing the origins of timely words and phrases that discuss such topics as technology, entertainment, and everyday life.
Author : Rob Kyff
Publisher : Creators Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 18,44 MB
Release : 2014-06-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0984871357
If you’re fascinated by words and language, you’ll revel in Word Up! A Lively Look at English by Rob Kyff a.k.a. The Word Guy. Drawn from Kyff's nationally syndicated column on language, this spirited book treats readers to a zesty verbal smorgasbord: handy tips on good writing and usage, fascinating stories behind word and phrase origins, whimsical word play and linguistic oddities. With wit and warmth, Word Up! explores everything from the split infinitive controversy to apostrophe catastrophes to the true etymology of hooker. Each chapter concludes with a quiz that gives you a chance to test your word knowledge. A blend of William Safire and Dave Barry, Word Up! combines learning and laughter in ways that will surprise and delight you.
Author : Gregory Bergman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 180 pages
File Size : 40,58 MB
Release : 2008-09-01
Category : Humor
ISBN : 1440516146
You order a large coffee with milk and two sugars at the drive thru, and wind up with a large black—decaf. You go to save the presentation that's taken you all week to complete—only to discover it's corrupt. Your bank slaps you with a $25 charge for overdrafting 25 cents… And all you can think is…WTF? Luckily for you, this book fills in the blanks and gives you humorous ideas for what to do when life makes them say, "what the f*#!?" Step by step, the authors take readers through inventively therapeutic, sometimes illegal, always hilarious solutions to life's many problematic situations. Whether it happens at the office or at home, out on the town or in the bedroom, life's most f*#!'ed-up situations are covered in this entertaining guide. Rather than turn lemons into lemonade, this book spits lemon juice into life's eye and gives it a good kick to the junk.
Author : Charles Harrington Elster
Publisher : Random House Reference
Page : 478 pages
File Size : 36,76 MB
Release : 2009-02-04
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 030756097X
First time in book form! A successful program for teaching 3,500 vocabulary words that successful people need to know, based on America's #1 bestselling audio vocabulary series. "People judge you by the words you use." Millions of Americans know this phrase from radio and print advertising for the Verbal Advantage audio series, which has sold over 100,000 copies. Now this bestselling information is available for the first time in book form, in an easy-to-follow, graduated vocabulary building program that teaches an outstanding vocabulary in just ten steps. Unlike other vocabulary books, Verbal Advantage provides a complete learning experience, with clear explanations of meanings, word histories, usages, pronunciation, and more. Far more than a cram session for a standardized test, the book is designed as a lifetime vocabulary builder, teaching a vocabulary shared by only the top percentage of Americans, with a proven method that helps the knowledge last. A 10-step vocabulary program teaches 500 key words and 3,000 synonyms. Lively, accessible writing from an expert author and radio personality. From the Trade Paperback edition.
Author : Joel Schnoor
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 298 pages
File Size : 39,83 MB
Release : 2009-09-01
Category :
ISBN : 1449010342
Uses humor to illustrate common mistakes that people make with English grammar and usage.
Author : Erika Buky
Publisher : Univ of California Press
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 40,86 MB
Release : 2019-05-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0520967518
The Copyeditor’s Workbook—a companion to the indispensable Copyeditor’s Handbook, now in its fourth edition—offers comprehensive and practical training for both aspiring and experienced copyeditors. Exercises of increasing difficulty and length, covering a range of subjects, enable you to advance in skill and confidence. Detailed answer keys offer a grounding in editorial basics, appropriate usage choices for different contexts and audiences, and advice on communicating effectively with authors and clients. The exercises provide an extensive workout in the knowledge and skills required of contemporary editors. Features and benefits Workbook challenges editors to build their skills and to use new tools. Exercises vary and increase in difficulty and length, allowing users to advance along the way. Answer keys illustrate several techniques for marking copy, including marking PDFs and hand marking hard copy. Book includes access to online exercises available for download.
Author : Anna Sam
Publisher : Gallic Books
Page : 118 pages
File Size : 26,18 MB
Release : 2009-10-07
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 1906040931
This ode to the unseen supermarket checkout heroes is 'compelling reading’ [Daily Telegraph]. 'The checkout girls of Europe have found a figurehead' The Times Can you scan 800 barcodes an hour? Can you smile and say ‘thanks’ 500 times a day? Do you never need to go to the toilet? Then working at a supermarket checkout could be just the job for you. Anna Sam spent 8 years as a checkout girl. Checkout: A Life on the Tills is a witty look at what it’s really like to work in a supermarket: the relentless grind and less-than-perfect working conditions, along with people-watching and encounters with every kind of customer from the bizarre to the downright rude. Sam’s story has won her fans all over Europe, turning Checkout: A Life on the Tills into a huge international bestseller, published in 10 languages
Author : Scott Thornbury
Publisher :
Page : 135 pages
File Size : 41,73 MB
Release :
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ISBN : 1108701485
Author : Stephanie Calmenson
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 19 pages
File Size : 49,28 MB
Release : 2010-09-07
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 1442407204
We're headed to the supermarket and filling our grocery cart with ten items or less. Shopping will become a fun adventure as children press out and count up to ten tasty items for a picnic.
