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Publisher
Merriam-Webster
Pub. Date
c2003
Language
English
Description
A dictionary of the English language containing 165,000 entries with definitions, pronunciations, word origins, example phrases, synonyms, biographical and geographical names, abbreviations, foreign words and phrases, signs and symbols, and a handbook of style. Includes a searchable CD.
Author
Publisher
Books on Tape
Pub. Date
2014
Language
English
Description
"Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing--and why should any of us care? In this entertaining and eminently practical book, the bestselling cognitive scientist Steven Pinker rethinks the usage guide for today's writers. Using examples of great and gruesome modern prose while avoiding the scolding tone of the classic...
Author
Series
Stink volume 2
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 3.2 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Seven-year-old Stink Moody discovers that he can get free samples by writing letters to candy companies and plans a surprise for his best friend's birthday.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
Formats
Description
A funny, erudite, and provocative exploration of puns. The pun is commonly dismissed as the lowest form of wit, and punsters are often unpopular for their obsessive wordplay. But such attitudes are relatively recent developments. In The Pun Also Rises, John Pollack--a former World Pun Champion and presidential speechwriter for Bill Clinton--explains why such wordplay is significant: It both revolutionized language and played a pivotal role in making...
Author
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Brevity is confidence. Length is fear. This is the guiding principle of Smart Brevity, a communication formula built by Axios journalists to prioritize essential news and information, explain its impact and deliver it in a concise and visual format. Now, the co-founders of Axios have created an essential guide for communicating effectively and efficiently using Smart Brevity���think Strunk and White���s Elements of Style for the digital...
Author
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
c2000
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 4.9 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
The Sunshine State gets its own alphabet book! Florida, where 'B is for Beaches, P is for Pirates, and V is for Vacationers,' comes to life with playful, vivid illustrations by Michael Monroe and a conch shell full of fun facts and poems by Florida author and educator Carol Crane. Do you know which city is the state capitol? Which fragrant blossom is the state flower? Learn all this and more with S is for Sunshine: A Florida Alphabet.
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