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Random House's completely revised best-selling guide to good English.Random House Webster's Pocket Grammar, Usage, and Punctuation is perfect for students, business, and anyone who cares about the correct use of English.






Includes:

• Clear and concise explanations of English grammar with plenty of examples
• Common grammatical and stylistic errors and how to avoid them
• Quick reference to commonly misspelled words
• User-friendly guide to punctuation and capitalization
• Easily confused words and how to tell them apart
• Convenient pocket size that fits into backpack, purse, or briefcase


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An excellent review on formal written English
I learned English as a third language and did not get to use it professionally until well into my 20s. There were gaps and errors in my knowledge of formal English, and they had been a hindrance throughout my career.

Looking back, I regret deeply for not studying a reference guide such as this one earlier. It covers the basic grammatical rules, lists the common spelling errors and even discusses the usage of all the important words and phrases. What benefits me the most, nonetheless, is the section on punctuation. I had never quite mastered the usage of colons and semicolons, but now I feel much more comfortable using them.

I purchased the ebook version for my Nook. The formatting looks fine on the small screen. The only constant annoyance is the page number, which corresponds to the paperback version instead of the electronic one. Overall, this is a great reference for anyone who had not gone through rigorous training on professional English writing. ... Read more

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Cognitive linguists have proposed that metaphor is not just a matter of language but of thought, and that metaphorical thought displays a high degree of conventionalization. In order to produce converging evidence for this theory of metaphor, a wide range of data is currently being studied with a large array of methods and techniques. Finding Metaphor in Grammar andUsage aims to map the field of this development in theory and research from a methodological perspective. It raises the question when exactly evidence for metaphor in language and thought can be said to count as converging. It also goes into the various stages of producing such evidence (conceptualization, operationalization, data collection and analysis, and interpretation). The book offers systematic discussion of eight distinct areas of metaphor research that emerge as a result of approaching metaphor as part of grammar or usage, language or thought, and symbolic structure or cognitive process. ... Read more

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Review for Now I Get It By Larry Beason and Mark Lester
The Book, Now I Get It, by Larry Beason and Mark Lester is an excellent source for learning or improving your grammatical skills.The book is helpful in that it gives clear instructions.Beason and Lester included things like Proofreading Checklist, The Botton Line, Tips, and Reviews.The book is set up in an easy to use format.All related items have their own section, and each item has their own chapter within the section.I reccomend this book for anyone who needs to improve their grammar or if they need a quick reference. ... Read more

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A grammar which provides a comprehensive introduction to the grammar and usage of the Shetland dialect. ... Read more

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In the new age of technology, being able to speak and write successfully is probably more important today than ever before. This language toolkit gives essential practical information on writing skills, punctuation, grammar, spelling, pronunciation, common confusables, and more. There is also background information on the role of English as an international language and advice on how to improve your public speaking, from preparation to successful delivery. Covers a broad range of aspects of English grammar and usage Guidelines include: structuring and writing letters, emails, or faxes effectively; using the appropriate words for the right occasion; how to spell 'problem' words; understanding the basic rules of grammar ... Read more

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Delivers the appropriate amount of expert coverage on writing (grammar, usage, and style) topics for consumers who need a supplement to a standard writing I text; who need to prepare for exams; or who need to brush up on the fundamentals of writing

• Chapter Check-In gives readers an overview of what they'll learn in the chapter
• Chapter Check-Out reviews the chapter to enforce the items learned and help with comprehension
• Review section is a summary test on all chapter topics in the book -- great tool for teachers and students
• Resource Center directs reader to additional information available for the subject such as books and websites

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ENGLISH 2200, ENGLISH 2600, and ENGLISH 3200 are the original programmed courses in grammar, usage, sentence-building, capitalization, and punctuation. ... Read more

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Getting your written words correct
I used this book 45 years ago in my senior year in high school. I still have it! I remember how much it helped prepare me for college and decided to get it for my grand daughter who is entering her senior year of high school. It is a great book and I just bet she will remember it when it comes time for her grand kids to go to college. If you really want to improve your writing skills, this is a great product you can use at home in your spare time.

wasted money
over all the other books I've bought. This is by far the best method of learning grammar that I've found. I haven't completed it yet, and I won't for awhile, but I can tell that it's starting to sink in. It requires work and it won't be easy (for me), but compared to these other books(over 20) there's no comparison. I spend a lot of money on books that are useless for me until I find the ultimate. This is the ultimate. Highly recommended.

Programmed instruction wins again!
I recommend this book to anyone who wants to learn and acquire the skills that will enable a person to write clearly and effectively. The goal of the author is to impart knowledge that helps to identity the components of good sentence structure and how to express ideas clearly through techniques found in this book.

Like any programmed instruction book, this one uses frames and follows the pattern of giving a little piece of information which requires a response from the reader. Response is reinforced immediately by turning to the next page and seeing if the response is correct or incorrect.

There are about 40 frames for each lesson. What I like about this approach is that I can set a goal and reach it. At the end of each lesson I have learned something new; each lesson enables me to express more clearly what I want to say. Also, if I need to review a particular lesson or part of speech, I can look it up in the index, discover on what page it begins, and then work through that lesson again. (Sometimes a person may miss a significant definition which may not sink in until one goes through the lesson again.)

Programmed instruction is a great way to learn, and English lends itself particularly well to this technology of teaching. Writing is a tool, and like any tool such as a keyboard, mouse, or calculator, one needs to learn how to use the tool before it benefits you or anyone else. Working through this book is similar to learning how to use a tool; the tool itself is "complete thoughts expressed through writing". English 3200 is a medium through which you can learn how to clearly express your thoughts so that others may easily understand your message. I highly recommend it to everyone.

A Must Have For The Forgotten
Hello Perspective Buyer
I have found that this is a great book. I have been away from school quite some time and needed a refresher course on my Grammar. This book corrects you as you go, giving you the drive to continue on with yes i got it. I will use it to enhance my skills.

Thanks Ron C

A great book for all that are interested in English Grammar
I bought the 2200 series first with the answer book with test and I passed them all with flying colors. So I decided to go for the 2600 and passed that as well with flying colors. After that I decided to buy this book and continue, however, I did not do so well with the test as I would've liked. This is still a great book and I only wish that I could write the author a positive review on it; but I think he might be deceased by now. I truly recommend this book, but you must buy the tests with answer key. Don't cheat!!!
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This book was originally published in 1970. Aspect - the relationship between imperfective and perfective verbs - has always been one of the features of Russian grammar that English-speaking students find particularly difficult. It has in fact often appeared to be an insoluble mystery, largely because of the frequency of exceptions to the stated rules. Mr Forsyth suggests that this is the fault of the rules, and that the difficulties in the way of understanding the functioning of aspect stem chiefly from the faulty basis of the traditional definitions. The operation of imperfective and perfective are examined in all forms of the verb including the imperative, infinitive, participles and gerunds, and their usage is amply illustrated by examples from Russian. The aim is to present a total picture of aspect in the Russian language which will be of practical interest to advanced students of Russian, and also contributed to the theoretical study of aspect as a grammatical category. ... Read more

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How does good writing stand out?

If its purpose is to convey facts, findings, or instructions, it need be read only once for its content to be clear. If its purpose is to entertain or to provoke thought, it makes readers want to come back for more.

Revised and updated, this guide covers four essential aspects of good writing:

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This innovative reference guide to French combines traditional and function-based grammar in a single volume. Divided into two parts, the shorter section covers traditional grammatical categories such as word order, nouns, verbs, and adjectives. The larger section is carefully organized around language functions such as: giving and seeking information; putting actions into context; expressing likes, dislikes and preferences; and comparing objects and actions. All grammar points and functions are richly illustrated and information is provided on register and relevant cultural background.

The authors emphasize contemporary usage and pay particular attention to indexing and cross-referencing across the two sections. No prior knowledge of grammatical terminology is required and a glossary of terms is provided. ... Read more

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OK, but too informal; not systematic enough for reference
I guess I understimated the "practical" part :-) -- the book is very informal; easy to read, understandable, yes: but I wouldn't mind some tables. I'd say this book is good to read from cover to cover, linearly, like if you've never known any of it; it's suitable for the very first exposure. But I bought it for a review -- and as a reference it's seems a bit awkward. Take for example the index, it's too small, it needs to be ten times larger, I can't find anything in it.

Another thing: even though it's not a French book and it's written in English, it would have probably made sense to keep terminology French (even just mentioning it, in parallel, in addition sort of thing, would be helpful); here's why: suppose I need to string a bunch of tenses together and I forgot how to; so in that case my automatic procedure is to go to the index and find the "concordance des temps" there; then go where it is and see a stack of tables where I find the relevant rule; done. But here you'll search for "concordance des temps" in vain -- not only in the index, but in the whole book itself. When I need a form in passe simple, the word "passe simple" is what I need to be able to find; I can't sit around guessing what the English for "passe simple" happens to be. "Historic past"? I want my passe compose and plus que parfait; I mostly know *what* I need, I just don't remember what it *is*, you see. I feel that the authors' straining to be very friendly makes the book actually less so at times.

Some things are expressed carelessly: for example, in the section on accents it is said that the accent aigu may indicate that there's an 's' in the English equivalent. Don't get me wrong: bringing up the underlying idea *is* good: it's the way that it's stated that I find confusing: it appears as if a French sign were used to signify something in English, which is nonsense. If you decide to bring this up (which, again, is a good idea), you gotta really explain the situation, saying something to the effect that the presence of this totally French and wholly un-English sign sometimes indicates that there's a dropped 's' compared with the original LATIN root, and that IF there's an English COGNATE, then, English being more respectful of Latin roots, the letter dropped in French is likely to still be present in English, viz. "escape" vs "echapper".

Well all right, one can always find flaws, so I shut up -- overall it's not a bad book: it's clear and concise and adequate as a first-ever text; it's well put together too (I've found only one typo: "up" instead of "un" in one of examples); even though I'm having a mild case of buyer's remorse, I'll probably keep it. Though I'll probably have to buy something more systematic in addition.

Followup: I got me Le Petit Grevisse in addition -- and, if you can read French, I recommend you go for it first (and probably instead): it is written precisely in the format the lack of which in Modern French Grammar I talked about above. Costs about the same; can be had online from Renaud-Bray in Canada, or FNAC in France. Matter of fact, maybe Amazon carries it too, I don't know. It's not an exact equivalent, but to my taste, it's a better book; I wish I bought it first.

Straight to the Point
Do not be deterred by "Grammar" in the title.This book is not about rules (although they are all here) and does not require an English grammarian to make sense of it.It is about making making full use of a wonderful language.

There is neither a wasted word nor an omission.Each item is expressed clearly and concisely so that your understanding grows effortlessly.This is equally true if you are revising your knowledge of the present tense, or want to know how to persuade, argue, dramatise, admit, criticise and so forth.A substantial and worthwhile book which at a stoke eliminates all the odd notes you thought of keeping.There are no exercises and, to be honest, the strength of this book lies in its assumption that you are capable of teaching yourself.Not, perhaps, for an absolute beginner for that reason - although all the French is translated.Rather, it is for the student with at least a rudimentary knowledge of the language looking to develop their communication and authority.Leave it around, dip in and out. Having suffered through the pages of dozens of itchy French books which tried to be interesting, I have at last found one that doesn't bother and is all the better for it - a companionable volume written by gifted teachers.

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Features of the New Edition
The eleventh edition of The Gregg Reference Manual has been revised and enhanced to satisfy the continually evolving demands of business and academic writers. In addition, this special four-color edition of GRM pays tribute to the author Bill Sabin with personal photographs and a new biographical essay, “About the Book and the Author” (pages viii–ix); “A Personal Tribute,” remarks given by Bill’s sister-in-law, Mary Lee Noonan, at his Memorial (pages x–xi); and a selection of tributes from Bill’s colleagues in the world of business writing, “Professional Tributes” (page xii). Here are some of the other key features of this new edition of The Gregg Reference Manual.

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Customer Reviews (5)

An excellent reference manual.
Manual is referred to several times a day.
A must for any administrative assistant.

Great deal!
I was very happy with the condition of book. Just as promised on site! Received via mail quickly. Very happy and will shop this site again next semester.

The Gregg Reference Manual: A Manual of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting Tribute Edition
The Gregg Reference Manual is one of my top three go-to resources for solving editing problems.

Binding
Terrific book, terrible binding. I would happily pay a lot more for a hardcover edition with better paper if it was offered.

"My Bible" For All My Writing Needs and Grammatical Error Corrections
When I was in college, The Gregg Reference Manual was referred to by the professors as "The Bible".Just like the title says, it covers all the bases for all your writing needs at least on the business level of Style, Grammar, Usage, and Formatting.The book gets better with each edition adding new things to keep up with the technology of today's world.My favorite section of the book it the words that sound alike but spelled differently.Whenever I am not sure which word to use, like "Affect" and "Effect", I head to the GRM.If I am not sure on term papers or reports, I head to the GRM.It is a great book for secretaries and administrative assistants.They have added new sections to keep up with computer usage as in my days of high school and college, we were using manual and electric typewriters and computers are now the basic source for typing correspondence, reports, and all the computer software used in today's business world.I will always buy the latest edition, even though earlier editions, they only change a few words or things, but this is the best reference book to have in your library like a dictionary and thesaurus is. ... Read more