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Because Internet is for anyone who's ever puzzled over how to punctuate a text message or wondered where memes come from. It's the perfect book for understanding how the internet is changing the English language, why that's a good thing, and what our online interactions reveal about who we are. Language is humanity's most spectacular open-source project, and the internet is making our language change faster and in more interesting ways than ever before.

We all write, all the time: books, blogs, tweets, emails, emails, emails - and we all want to write better. Benjamin Dreyer is here to help. As Random House’s copy chief, Dreyer has upheld the standards of the legendary publisher for more than two decades. He is beloved by authors and editors alike - not to mention his followers on social media - for playfully, brilliantly deconstructing the English language.

In Don't Believe a Word trained linguist David Shariatmadari takes us on a mind-boggling journey through the science of language, urging us to abandon our dearly held beliefs in a bid to uncover the (far more interesting) truth about what we do with words. Exploding nine widely held myths about language while introducing us to some of the fundamental insights of modern linguistics, with David Shariatmadari as our energetic guide we can marvel at the beauty and quirkiness of humanity's greatest achievement.

Penguin presents the audiobook edition of Have You Eaten Grandma? written and read by Gyles Brandreth. It can be much harder than it seems; commas, colons, semicolons and even apostrophes can drive us all mad at times, but it riles no one more than the longest-serving resident of Countdown's Dictionary Corner, grammar guru Gyles Brandreth. In this brilliantly funny tirade and guide, Gyles anatomises the linguistic horrors of our times, tells us where we've been going wrong (and why) and shows us how, in future, we can get it right every time.

Wordbuilders: the convenient and entertaining way to build a more powerful vocabulary. Each 60-minute audiobook volume within this series features 40 words used in everyday conversation, or in the media and books, but which many people skip, finding these words difficult or even impossible to define or pronounce accurately. Using highly effective mnemonic devices, captivating dramatized vignettes, and a variety of exercises to aid retention, each Wordbuilders program teaches you how to pronounce, define, and use a new selection of common but hard-to-use words.

A pause-resisting, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation mark. Through her rollicking biography of the semicolon, Watson writes a guide to grammar that explains why we don’t need guides at all and refocuses our attention on the deepest, most primary value of language: true communication.

During her time at the newspaper she faced disdain from fellow sports writers; undertook last-minute, pre-fight research into 'The Rumble in the Jungle' (Muhammad Ali won, surprisingly); tried unsuccessfully to interpret bizarre commentary and memorize results statistics; wept at football matches and discovered a lasting love for golf. She was even nominated for Sports Writer of the Year.

Communicating in Written English: A Guide to Prepare for College Level Reading and Writing bridges the gap for students who are starting their first year in college after many years absent from the classroom. This easy guide provides tips for reading analysis, sentence structure, punctuation, writing composition, essay construction, common mistakes made by freshman college students, and general advice for your freshman composition course. This is the perfect jumpstart to ensure your readiness for English 101.

Sound interesting? The author thinks so too! Listen to 5,000 Most Common GRE Words with Example Sentences: Official Test Preparation Guide: A Vocabulary Builder for Adults and build up your vocabulary for the GRE.

If you’re like most of us, accidentally making grammatical errors - big and small - in our writing is inevitable. Whether it be in an academic piece of writing or a simple little text message to your friend, making grammatical errors can be embarrassing. It can make your writing feel rushed and done with little to no care, at all. With countless guides on how to properly write and speak, finding books that focus predominantly on common English grammar errors are few and far between.

In the comic annals of linguistic history, legions of rebel wordsmiths have died on the hill of spelling reform, risking their reputations to bring English into the realm of the rational. This book is about them: Mark Twain, Ben Franklin, Eliza Burnz, C. S. Lewis, George Bernard Shaw, Charles Darwin, and the innumerable others on both sides of the Atlantic who, for a time in their life, became fanatically occupied with writing thru instead of through, tho for though, laf for laugh, beleev for believe, and dawter for daughter (and tried futilely to get everyone around them to do it too).

Better Vocabulary in 30 Minutes a Day offers a lively and entertaining method for adding a more impressive list of words to your everyday speech, and for learning how to use them effortlessly and accurately. Besides giving definitions, this invaluable guide also provides root meanings and elements of words so you can increase your vocabulary base by thousands of exciting new words and use them with aplomb in sentences.

Meet and learn about animals around the world! This 8-story collection includes Peek-a-Boo! Guess Who?, Tall and Small, Follow the Footprints, What Time Is It?, I See a Smile, What Is for Lunch?, Sounds around the Zoo, and Animal Homes.

Explore new concepts through a fun day on the farm! This 8-story collection includes Rooster's Busy Day, The Fully Woolly Sheep, A Picnic for Piggy, Waddle with Duck, Old MacDonald Had a Farm, The Little Llama, Cow's Musical Barn, and Go, Goat, Go!.

Practice language skills under the sea! This 8-story collection includes Octopus Hide-and-Seek, Fish, Fish, Fish, Ocean Opposites, Fishy Shapes, By the Bay, In the Moonlight, A School Is Cool, and Little Fish's Treasure.

Welcome to Vocabulary For Adults! This audiobook follows a very unique method of learning to ensure the greatest amount of retention. You will learn easier and remember more. Please note, this is intended to be listened to as an audiobook to get the maximum benefit from it. The audiobook has background music and paced reading that enhances the learning experience.

You want to come to Quebec and live a captivating experience. Whether it's for one of the 500 festivals, whether you want to participate in the Grand Prix Cyclist or simply visit Quebec City, one of the oldest cities in North America, all the reasons are good to come.

En una época de grandes transformaciones en la que es necesario que los avances de género se asienten y permeen toda manifestación social y cultural, es indudable la exigencia de contar con un vocabulario que dé cuenta de este escenario en el que se desarrollan las sociedades actuales. Así, mediante la búsqueda de lo que esconden los vocablos, a veces desde la orilla de la denuncia y lo pocas veces expresado,

This book is for anyone interested in improving their writing skills in English. It is written from the standpoint of someone who wants to improve their English grammar. The book will not only introduce you to the basics of English grammar, but it will also help you memorize them easily.

Paolo Malaguti seleziona alcuni termini dialettali veneti entrati nella propria mitologia, ne dà una piccola storia linguistica, appoggiandosi a dizionari e storie della lingua, e poi lascia che il suono della parola prenda a evocare immagini, persone, eventi di un’infanzia e di una giovinezza sempre più distanti, veloci come i cambiamenti che stanno interessando quel mondo che il Veneto era, e di cui anche le tracce più profonde stanno sbiadendo.