Literally, The Best Language Book Ever: Annoying Words And Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions that are so commonplace in everyday conversation.
A wry and engaging look at trite, trendy, grammatically incorrect, inane, outdated, and lazy uses of words, phrases, and expressions.
By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In "Literally, the Best Language Book Ever," author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying in everyday conversation. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day.
For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence.
Details of Literally, The Best Language Book Ever: Annoying Words And Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again Title: Literally, The Best Language Book Ever: Annoying Words And Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again
Author: Paul Yeager
ISBN: 0399534237
ISBN-13: 9780399534232
Binding: Paperback
Publisher: Perigee Books
Number of Pages: 194
Language: English