All of us-even professionals-occasionally get tangled up in our terms, especially when we're in a hurry-when we're thinking hard, writing quickly, talking fast. Do you want to amend your vocabulary, or emend it? Will you refer to this book, or allude to it? Do you take the reigns of control, or the reins? Do you demur when asked to do something you dislike, or are you too demure? This easy-to-read and entertaining book will give you clear answers to these questions, and many others, and includes self-paced exercises for practice.

Another Dirty Thirty: More Words Smart People Misuse

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Hatcher, David

Goddard, Lane

Words, Language & Grammar

LandaBooks

Writing is more than a way to record sentences we've already shaped in our heads. As someone famously said, that's just typing. This book will help you develop an approach that includes the thinking part of writing. A series of logical steps will lead you from idea (or assignment) to finished written work. It answers some basic questions that every writer faces: How do I get organized? What do I do first? What next? How do I evaluate my drafts? How about word choice? When have I said enough? How should I end? Designed to help almost any writer, The Writing Process is also an excellent tool for teachers of writing, as well as for parents who want to give their youngsters an extra boost.

The Writing Process: A Step-by-Step Approach for Everyday Writers

Hatcher, David P.

Improving your vocabulary can help you get ahead, whether you're in school or on the job. But a good vocabulary is more than knowing a lot of words; it's using the words that express your meaning precisely and appropriately One of the best ways to improve word-choice skills is to learn groups of words that are related to a core topic, but that differ in some important way. This book leads you through many important word clusters, including forms of government, attitudes toward other people, approaches to money, and more.

Word Clusters: Build A Vocabulary That Works For You

Whether we like it or not, people judge us by the words we use. And misuse. This self-paced workbook will help you master the thirty word-pairs that are most likely to be confused by even accomplished speakers and writers of English. Words like adverse-averse, regime-regimen, affect-effect, and who-whom. You'll learn the differences between them, get tips for using them, and find some good memory hooks to keep them locked in place for your use next month, or next year. Short exercises provide realistic practice, and the answers (upside down, on the same page) give you an instant self-check.

The Dirty Thirty: Words Even Smart People Misuse

Writing is more than a way to record sentences we've already shaped in our heads. As someone famously said, that's just typing.This book will help you develop an approach that includes the thinking part of writing. A series of logical steps will lead you from idea (or assignment) to finished written work.It answers some basic questions that every writer faces: How do I get organized? What do I do first? What next? How do I evaluate my drafts? How about word choice? When have I said enough? How should I end?Designed to help almost any writer, The Writing Process is an excellent tool for teachers of writing, as well as for parents who want to give their youngsters an extra boost.

The Process of Writing: A Step-by-Step Approach for Everyday Writers

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