ISBN: 9780802717689 - ambrose bierce's write it right: the celebrated cynics language peeves deciphered, appraised, and annotated for 21st century readers (19 risultati)

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. Journalist, poet, and satirist Ambrose Bierce may best be known for 'The Devil's Dictionary,' but he was also a usage maven. In 1909, hepublished several hundred of his pet peeves in 'Write It Right,' and now, Jan Freeman, a lifelong usage geek herself, has re-published Bierce's book. It includes many distinctions that are still familiar (and problematic) today, such as: the which-that rule, less vs. fewer, lie vs. lay, and many more. For this special one hundredth anniversary edition, Freeman has also investigated where Bierce's rules and taboos originated and how they stand up to today's vernacular.…

Hardcover. Condizione: Very Good. Ambrose Bierce's Write it Right: The Celebrated Cynic's Language Peeves Deciphered, Appraised, and Annotated for 21st-Century Readers This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .…

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Hardcover. Condizione: Good. 229 pages. Dj worn. Text foxed. One of America's foremost language experts presents an annotated edition o f A mbrose Bierce's classic catalog of correct speech. Ambrose Bierce is best known for The Devil's Dictionary, but the pro lific journalist, satirist, and fabulist was also a usage maven. In 1909, he pub lished several hundred of his pet peeves in Write It Right: A Little Blacklis t of Literary Faults.Bierce's list includes some distinctions still f amiliar today--the which-that rule, less vs. fewer, lie and lay -- but it also abounds in now-forgotten shibboleths: Ovati on, the critics of his time agreed, meant a Roman triumph, not a round of ap plause. Reliable was an ill-formed coinage, not for the discriminating. Donate was pretentious, jeopardize should be jeopard, dem ean meant comport oneself, not belittle. And Bierce made up a few peeves of his own for good measure. We should say a coating of paint, he instructed, not a coat. To mark the 100th anniversary of Write It Right, la nguage columnist Jan Freeman has investigated where Bierce's rules and taboos or iginated, how they've fared in the century since the blacklist, and what lies ah ead. Will our language quibbles seem as odd in 2109 as Bierce's do today? From t he evidence offered here, it looks like a very good bet.…

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