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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged*and That's No Lie - Softcover
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For years Richard Lederer has entertained fans of the English language with his keen insights, commonsense advice, and witty patter. Now Lederer and Richard Dowis take readers on another journey through our most "wiggy" of languages. How many times have we all heard the word "viable" used in company meetings? The authors show us how "viable" was at one time extracted from medical books, where it is actually defined as "capable of living," and placed into our consumer marketplace. Then there is confusion between "lay" and "lie," which the authors clear up once and for all. These and dozens of delightful examples make this book pure pleasure for language buffs, writers, and teachers.
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"It's a fun read, and you'll learn something." --Gary Kaufman, Salon
"Lederer's many fans won't be disappointed...mixing humor with rigor, he and coauthor Dowis have created a grammar guide for those who like their split infinitives with a side of laughter." --Library Journal
"[An] offbeat, enlightening guide to proper English usage." --Publishers Weekly
From the Author
A cheerful, user-friendly guide to usage and writing.
I am delighted to have once again teamed with Dick Dowis, my partner in writing The Write Way. Together we have accumulated almost a century of experience as writers and teachers of writing and have cheerfully poured those years into our two co-authored books. The good humor of Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay (indicated by the title itself)is much enhanced by Jim McLean's sprightly illustrations throughout. Our practical guide for the grammatically challenged is a Book-of-the-Month Club Alternate Selection.
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- PublisherSt. Martin's Griffin
- Publication date2001
- ISBN 10 0312263945
- ISBN 13 9780312263942
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages228
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