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Bryson's Dictionary For Writers And Editors (2008)

by Bill Bryson(Favorite Author)

3.82 of 5 Votes: 3

ISBN

0385662076 (ISBN13: 9780385662079)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Doubleday Canada

review 1: I don't know if I can really say I "read" this because it is a reference book. I checked it out and looked through it, but nothing captured my attention. It is the kind of book I wish I owned so that when I do have one of those weird language or spelling questions (like "Do you capitalize rock and roll?"), I would have a resource. I like Bryson a lot, but this isn't quite as entertaining as most of his travelogues and other books.
review 2: Initial thoughts are that there's a lot of info I wouldn't look to this book for. If I have trouble with spelling or pronunciation I'd look at dictionary.com which references several dictionaries. Otherwise I might look something up in his book that wouldn't be in there. So, as a reference book, this doesn't seem very han... moredy but as a general info for a quick read-through, pretty interesting. I think I'll keep it in the bathroom until I've read it.OK, it's been in the bathroom for awhile and it just isn't interesting reading. It's a reference book. It's occasionally got some interesting information but it's layered in with words like Citroen, the French automobile and tornedos, choice cut or cuts of beef or the difference between a trademark and a trade name.It's just easier to look stuff up on the web. less

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