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Say It Right: A Practical, User-Friendly, Totally Unintimidating Guide to Speaking Good English

 
 
Say It Right: A Practical, User-Friendly, Totally Unintimidating Guide to Speaking Good English
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Say It Right: A Practical, User-Friendly, Totally Unintimidating Guide to Speaking Good English

"Say It Right" takes a lighthearted, down-to-earth, and compassionate approach to speaking and writing correct English. With its witty illustrations, simple Do’s and Don’ts, and even simpler explanations, this is a book that will help you forget the terrors of grammar. Ever wonder when to use “I” and when to use “me”? How about a few of the Cantankerous Couples: “Lie” and Lay,” “Feel Bad” and “Feel Badly,” “Who” and “Whom.” "Say It Right" helps you get it right without delving into participles, gerunds, and adjectives acting as adverbs. We know you’re busy and practical. You want to speak and write correct English, but you don’t want to invest a lot of time learning how. "Say It Right" focuses only on the most common mistakes, while providing a little comic relief. Keep "Say It Right" in the glove compartment, in the bathroom, on the kitchen counter—wherever you’ll pick it up and read a page. Take it at your own pace. Have fun. It’s English. It’s your language. Put it to work for you.

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Product Details:
Author: Diane Hanna
Paperback: 68 pages
Publisher: BookSurge Publishing
Publication Date: November 11, 2009
Language: English
ISBN: 1439262683
Product Width: 1.25 centimeters
Product Height: 1.68 centimeters
Product Weight: 0.01 pounds
Package Length: 7.0 inches
Package Width: 5.0 inches
Package Height: 0.17 inches
Package Weight: 0.26 pounds
Average Customer Rating: based on 2 reviews
 
 

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5A must-have tool for anyone who writes anything  Feb 04, 2010
By Happy Writer
I'm a writer by profession, and I keep this little book beside me all the time when I work. I have all the usual writing/grammar books one would expect a writer to own; however, this is by far my favorite, because not only does it give the reader the proper usage for all the most common and nagging "challenges" of the English language, it does it simply and easily. Who vs. whom. Lay vs. lie. Disinterested vs. uninterested. And more. Things you may THINK you know may turn out to be wrong. Furthermore, Ms. Hanna's writing style is a wonderful combination of breezy and wry, Mr. McLaughlin's illustrations a delight. You don't have to pore over pages of indexes in tiny type to find what you're looking for, because "Say It Right" boils everything down so concisely. I can think of countless individuals who would find it useful. It would be a great little gift for students, for grads, and for writers and non-writers alike. It would be an outstanding tool for those whose second language is English. For those who love to write and/or do it for a living, it's handy, because you can turn to it for reassurance or guidance. For those who are less confident in their speech or writing, it does the same! And it's small enough (about 4" X 6"?) to carry around in a handbag or with your laptop. Own this book!

3Delightful reference book  May 04, 2011
By RJM
This is quite a fun book and very instructive about language correctness and I've never been so aware of what I'm writing since it's a review for a book about proper english usage. Oh well I hope Ms Hanna forgives me if I've made a blunder. This book is lots of fun too! ( OOps I said that already.)

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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