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Word Savvy Handbook: Use the Right Word
Do questions like these interrupt your writing, bringing you to a temporary halt as you hastily check the Internet for answers?
Which word do I want, accept or except? ... affect or effect? ... bring or take? ... complement or compliment? ... emigrate or immigrate? ... empathyor sympathy? ... fewer or less? ... imply or infer?
Is this the correct meaning of nonplussed? ... of peruse? ... of gourmand? ... of infamous? ... of enervate? ... of ingenuous? ... of infamous? ... of ironic? ... of penultimate?
What’s wrong with alot? ... What about alright? ... heartwrenching? ... diligency? ... orientated?
Is “could care less” the correct expression? ... What about “escape goat”? ... “for all intensive purposes”? ... “hone in on”? ... “statue of limitations”?
What is the singular of bacteria? What is the plural of hypothesis? . . . of diagnosis? ... of phenomena? ... of Maddox?... of secretary general? . . . of editor-in-chief? ... of teaspoonfuL?
Which is the correct spelling: absence or absense? . . . competant or competent? . . . comparetive? or comparative? ... cemetery? ... or cemetary? ... permissible or permissable?
NOW have the answers to your questions at your fingertips, (No Internet required.) Word Savvy Handbook is the easy, quick reference you need to clear those pesky, reoccurring roadblocks to efficient writing. At the flip of a page, you’ll find the answers to:
Words commonly confused
Words commonly misused
Non-words & other No-No’s
Tricky singulars & plurals
Common spelling demons
NOT ONLY THAT! ... WORD SAVVY HANDBOOK helps you remember the correct answer with:
Dictionary definitions Example sentences, including interesting quotes from such diversified celebrities as Mae West & Winston Churchill. Memory tricks – mnemonic devices, rhymes, alliterative sentences, related words, & suggested visualizations Self-Quizzes to help you see if you understand the material and will apply it when you write. Entries are in alphabetical order, cross-referenced and indexed, making it easy to find what you are looking for. Make your writing easier, faster, more productive.327 pages, Kindle Edition
Published July 16, 2019
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December 28, 2020Definitely a book I will be reading more of in the future!
August 20, 2021
Word Savvy Handbook: Use the Right Word
Word Savvy Handbook: Use the Right Word is an interesting book. Handy references to sentence structure and usage of the word.
Word Savvy Handbook: Use the Right Word is an interesting book. Handy references to sentence structure and usage of the word.
December 28, 2021
Although this book is tagged for readers 11 to 18, there is no doubt that most (maybe all) of us can benefit from the information contained therein.
Each entry starts with the word(s) used in quotations, followed by dictionary definitions, after which memory tricks are offered. The goal is to educate so you don't need to turn to these pages every time you face a word conundrum. To further reinforce the learning process, there is a quiz for you to test yourself on what you have learned. The answers follow on a subsequent page.
One of my pet peeves is people who use 'alot' when they mean many. Allot is a word… alot is not. As a retired personal computer support specialist, I can't tell you how often I saw alot written in emails. Otherwise intelligent people couldn't seem to get it right. I blame this misuse entirely on email laziness.
At the end of the book you will find a handy section of 495 words titled Conquer Common
Spelling Demons that could certainly come in handy from time to time.
Whether you are a student learning English grammar and spelling, writing in the business world, or making your living as a journalist or author, WORD SAVVY HANDBOOK: Use the Right Word should be on your bookshelf.
Each entry starts with the word(s) used in quotations, followed by dictionary definitions, after which memory tricks are offered. The goal is to educate so you don't need to turn to these pages every time you face a word conundrum. To further reinforce the learning process, there is a quiz for you to test yourself on what you have learned. The answers follow on a subsequent page.
One of my pet peeves is people who use 'alot' when they mean many. Allot is a word… alot is not. As a retired personal computer support specialist, I can't tell you how often I saw alot written in emails. Otherwise intelligent people couldn't seem to get it right. I blame this misuse entirely on email laziness.
At the end of the book you will find a handy section of 495 words titled Conquer Common
Spelling Demons that could certainly come in handy from time to time.
Whether you are a student learning English grammar and spelling, writing in the business world, or making your living as a journalist or author, WORD SAVVY HANDBOOK: Use the Right Word should be on your bookshelf.
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January 22, 2022Greatly appreciated!
I absolutely loved this book! I'll use it for reference. I was very enlightened by use of some of the words and I learned the meaning of words I've never heard of. Thank you very much!
I absolutely loved this book! I'll use it for reference. I was very enlightened by use of some of the words and I learned the meaning of words I've never heard of. Thank you very much!
March 3, 2021
Great and useful!
This book is wonderful. I learned so much by reading and studying it. The author made it work for me.
This book is wonderful. I learned so much by reading and studying it. The author made it work for me.
September 27, 2023
A book to improve you
I learned that unite a lot of word-craft that I did not know before. Perhaps you will too? Enjoy it
I learned that unite a lot of word-craft that I did not know before. Perhaps you will too? Enjoy it
August 17, 2019
Even when writers of beginning and intermediary levels know the right word, they can make mistakes with it. Although most of the information in this book is given piecemeal to students of English both in high school or in college, when I found this book, I thought the teachers should be using it as required reading because the writing is concise, not boring, and the information can be remembered very easily.
In the first two sections of Words Commonly Confused and Words Commonly Misused, the other three sections inform the reader on the simple usage of English, on what not to do, and tricky singular/plural forms, words easy to misspell.
In the Confused and Misused Words sections, first appropriate examples from quotes are given to be followed by dictionary meanings sometimes with their connotations, such as with statue and statute, “statute of limitations. A statute of limitations prescribes the time period in which legal action can take place.” Then a memory trick or two for remembering the information is there as well as a few quiz questions on the given words to be followed by their answers.
Although most English speakers may know these words, in newbie writers’ works, some of those are wrongly written or interpreted. It is not only the words that can be confused but also the other grammatical usages, such as contractions, most of which this book shows and informs clearly.
Then, at the end of the book, after instructing the reader on the plural forms of words derived from foreign languages, an addendum of several pages shows most of those words with their plurals, which I found to be very helpful. For example: “stoma-stomata or stomas”
I definitely recommend this book to writers and students of English, even if they feel confident in their writing prowess and they think they may know everything in the book. If for nothing, a re-review of what they know will secure that knowledge.
In the first two sections of Words Commonly Confused and Words Commonly Misused, the other three sections inform the reader on the simple usage of English, on what not to do, and tricky singular/plural forms, words easy to misspell.
In the Confused and Misused Words sections, first appropriate examples from quotes are given to be followed by dictionary meanings sometimes with their connotations, such as with statue and statute, “statute of limitations. A statute of limitations prescribes the time period in which legal action can take place.” Then a memory trick or two for remembering the information is there as well as a few quiz questions on the given words to be followed by their answers.
Although most English speakers may know these words, in newbie writers’ works, some of those are wrongly written or interpreted. It is not only the words that can be confused but also the other grammatical usages, such as contractions, most of which this book shows and informs clearly.
Then, at the end of the book, after instructing the reader on the plural forms of words derived from foreign languages, an addendum of several pages shows most of those words with their plurals, which I found to be very helpful. For example: “stoma-stomata or stomas”
I definitely recommend this book to writers and students of English, even if they feel confident in their writing prowess and they think they may know everything in the book. If for nothing, a re-review of what they know will secure that knowledge.
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