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A Pun My Word
Robert Oliver Shipman
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Description for A Pun My Word
Paperback. "..a superb guide to the intricacies of the language..provides clear distinctions between and among confusing words but does so in a light and often humorous manner. Such a book is especially useful to journalism students, and even practicing journalists." |s John C. Merrill, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, University of Missouri Num Pages: 546 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJ; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
This entertaining and informative handbook deals with hundreds of difficult or misunderstood words-pairs and groups of words which are troublesome, misused, or abused. Drawing on a lifetime love affair with words, teacher, scholar, and professional communicator Robert Oliver Shipman explains their difficulty or confused use in clear, concise prose, identifies their parts of speech, defines their meanings, and illustrates their correct use through witty and humorous examples. A Pun My Word shows that words can be used with both the preciseness of a surgeon and the wittiness of a jester. A Writer's Digest Book Club Selection.
This entertaining and informative handbook deals with hundreds of difficult or misunderstood words-pairs and groups of words which are troublesome, misused, or abused. Drawing on a lifetime love affair with words, teacher, scholar, and professional communicator Robert Oliver Shipman explains their difficulty or confused use in clear, concise prose, identifies their parts of speech, defines their meanings, and illustrates their correct use through witty and humorous examples. A Pun My Word shows that words can be used with both the preciseness of a surgeon and the wittiness of a jester. A Writer's Digest Book Club Selection.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
Number of Pages
546
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780822630111
SKU
V9780822630111
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15
About Robert Oliver Shipman
Robert Shipman is an Emeritus Professor of Mass Communications, Mankato State University.
Reviews for A Pun My Word
Sure to be a word-lover's delight, Shipman's contribution to popular lexicology is a book-length variation upon that curiously gratifying chapter of Strunk and White's infamous ^RElements of Style, Misused Words and Expressions^I.
Booklist
Shipman has an easy way of explaining word usage.
Donald F. Brod, Chair, Department of Journalism, Northern Illinois University ^RA Pun My Word^I, a simple and practical word guide to English, is the way to review-and have some fun along the way....'Now I understand,' you'll say, reading the clever, tongue-in-cheek examples. You'll recognize words and expressions you've used interchangeably-and wrongly!
Writer's Digest Book Club Bulletin
...a superb guide to the intricacies of the language....provides clear distinctions between and among confusing words but does so in a light and often humorous manner. Such a book is especially useful to journalism students, and even practicing journalists...
John C. Merrill, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, University of Missouri ...a sophisticated yet practical guide to the many common confusions of English usage, leavened with uncommon wit....
Joan Konner, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University ^RA Pun My Word^I educates with humor and charm....
Jane F. Earley, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Mankato State University This reference should be on the desks of journalists, students, and all of us who remain concerned with the nuances of language.
James R. Boylan, University of Massachusetts ...useful for writers who want a quick, conservative, ready-reference source to help them choose the right word from confusables of various kinds.
American Reference Books Annual
The book consists of hundreds of clear explanations of the most troubling of English uses and misuses....explanations aren't easily found in dictionaries without looking up at least two words and then combing through multiple definitions. ^RA Pun My Word^I makes quick work of such forays into accuracy.
Quill and Scroll
Booklist
Shipman has an easy way of explaining word usage.
Donald F. Brod, Chair, Department of Journalism, Northern Illinois University ^RA Pun My Word^I, a simple and practical word guide to English, is the way to review-and have some fun along the way....'Now I understand,' you'll say, reading the clever, tongue-in-cheek examples. You'll recognize words and expressions you've used interchangeably-and wrongly!
Writer's Digest Book Club Bulletin
...a superb guide to the intricacies of the language....provides clear distinctions between and among confusing words but does so in a light and often humorous manner. Such a book is especially useful to journalism students, and even practicing journalists...
John C. Merrill, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, University of Missouri ...a sophisticated yet practical guide to the many common confusions of English usage, leavened with uncommon wit....
Joan Konner, Dean, Graduate School of Journalism, Columbia University ^RA Pun My Word^I educates with humor and charm....
Jane F. Earley, Dean of the College of Arts and Humanities, Mankato State University This reference should be on the desks of journalists, students, and all of us who remain concerned with the nuances of language.
James R. Boylan, University of Massachusetts ...useful for writers who want a quick, conservative, ready-reference source to help them choose the right word from confusables of various kinds.
American Reference Books Annual
The book consists of hundreds of clear explanations of the most troubling of English uses and misuses....explanations aren't easily found in dictionaries without looking up at least two words and then combing through multiple definitions. ^RA Pun My Word^I makes quick work of such forays into accuracy.
Quill and Scroll