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- The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation byCall Number: 428.2 St827e11ISBN: 9781118790212Publication Date:
The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation is a concise, entertaining workbook and guide to English grammar, punctuation, and usage.
- On Writing Well byCall Number: 808.042 Z66o2ISBN: 9780060148041Publication Date:
On Writing Well, which grew out of a course that William Zinsser taught at Yale, has been praised for its sound advice, its clarity, and for the warmth of its style. It is a book for anybody who wants to learn how to write or who needs to do some writing to get through the day, as almost everybody does.
- Origins of the Specious byCall Number: 422 Oc53oISBN: 9781400066605Publication Date:
Do you cringe when a talking head pronounces “niche” as nitch? Do you get bent out of shape when your teenager begins a sentence with “and,” or says “octopuses” instead of “octopi”? Do you think British spellings are more “civilised” than the American versions? Would you bet the bank that “jeep” got its start as a military term and “SOS” as an acronym for “Save Our Ship”? If you answered yes to any of those questions, you’re myth-informed.
- Writing Research Papers byCall Number: 808.02 L567w4ISBN: 0321457986Publication Date:
The definitive research paper guide, Writing Research Papers combines a traditional and practical approach to the research process with the latest information on electronic research and presentation.