Not Without My Semi Colon

Author : Randall Eckstein
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1435742710
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.10/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Not Without My Semi-colon! written by Randall Eckstein and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2008-08-10 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Classical Style with a Modernist Feel. This collection of poetry is a contribution to the body of poetic art. These poems are not gothic, hateful, or bitter poems, but rather they are well educated, thoughtful poems about life and the human condition.

Author : Cecelia Watson
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062853074
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Semicolon written by Cecelia Watson and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2019-07-30 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: “Delightful.” —Mary Norris, The New Yorker A page-turning, existential romp through the life and times of the world’s most polarizing punctuation mark The semicolon. Stephen King, Hemingway, Vonnegut, and Orwell detest it. Herman Melville, Henry James, and Rebecca Solnit love it. But why? When is it effective? Have we been misusing it? Should we even care? In Semicolon, Cecelia Watson charts the rise and fall of this infamous punctuation mark, which for years was the trendiest one in the world of letters. But in the nineteenth century, as grammar books became all the rage, the rules of how we use language became both stricter and more confusing, with the semicolon a prime victim. Taking us on a breezy journey through a range of examples—from Milton’s manuscripts to Martin Luther King Jr.’s “Letters from Birmingham Jail” to Raymond Chandler’s The Big Sleep—Watson reveals how traditional grammar rules make us less successful at communicating with each other than we’d think. Even the most die-hard grammar fanatics would be better served by tossing the rule books and learning a better way to engage with language. Through her rollicking biography of the semicolon, Watson writes a guide to grammar that explains why we don’t need guides at all, and refocuses our attention on the deepest, most primary value of language: true communication.

Author : Mary Norris
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393246604
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.05/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Between You & Me: Confessions of a Comma Queen written by Mary Norris and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2015-04-06 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Hilarious…This book charmed my socks off." —Patricia O’Conner, New York Times Book Review Mary Norris has spent more than three decades working in The New Yorker’s renowned copy department, helping to maintain its celebrated high standards. In Between You & Me, she brings her vast experience with grammar and usage, her good cheer and irreverence, and her finely sharpened pencils to help the rest of us in a boisterous language book as full of life as it is of practical advice. Named a Best Book of the Year by NPR, Amazon, Wall Street Journal, Publishers Weekly, Kirkus, and Library Journal.

Author : Giacomo Giammatteo
Publisher : Inferno Publishing Company
ISBN 13 : 1940313732
Total Pages : 228 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Misused Words and Then Some written by Giacomo Giammatteo and published by Inferno Publishing Company. This book was released on 2017-11-17 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This is the final book in the No Mistakes Grammar series, so be prepared to learn. We cover a lot of territory in this book. Things like: count nouns (data and media), linking verbs, comma usage, hyphenation, sayings and proverbs, appositives, more mispronunciations, words from other languages, and more. There should be enough in here to keep you busy for a while. And I guarantee it will improve your grammar in an easy-to-understand style.

Author : Amy Bleuel
Publisher : HarperCollins
ISBN 13 : 0062466542
Total Pages : 352 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Project Semicolon written by Amy Bleuel and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-09-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For fans of PostSecret, Humans of New York, and If You Feel Too Much, this collection from suicide-awareness organization Project Semicolon features stories and photos from those struggling with mental illness. Project Semicolon began in 2013 to spread a message of hope: No one struggling with a mental illness is alone; you, too, can survive and live a life filled with joy and love. In support of the project and its message, thousands of people all over the world have gotten semicolon tattoos and shared photos of them, often alongside stories of hardship, growth, and rebirth. Project Semicolon: Your Story Isn't Over reveals dozens of new portraits and stories from people of all ages talking about what they have endured and what they want for their futures. This represents a new step in the movement and a new awareness around those who struggle with mental illness and those who support them. At once heartfelt, unflinchingly honest, and eternally hopeful, this collection tells a story of choice: every day you choose to live and let your story continue on. Learn more about the project at www.projectsemicolon.com.

Author : Lester Kaufman
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 1119652847
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.47/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation written by Lester Kaufman and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2021-04-16 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The bestselling workbook and grammar guide, revised and updated! Hailed as one of the best books around for teaching grammar, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation includes easy-to-understand rules, abundant examples, dozens of reproducible quizzes, and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar to middle and high schoolers, college students, ESL students, homeschoolers, and more. This concise, entertaining workbook makes learning English grammar and usage simple and fun. This updated 12th edition reflects the latest updates to English usage and grammar, and includes answers to all reproducible quizzes to facilitate self-assessment and learning. Clear and concise, with easy-to-follow explanations, offering "just the facts" on English grammar, punctuation, and usage Fully updated to reflect the latest rules, along with even more quizzes and pre- and post-tests to help teach grammar Ideal for students from seventh grade through adulthood in the US and abroad For anyone who wants to understand the major rules and subtle guidelines of English grammar and usage, The Blue Book of Grammar and Punctuation offers comprehensive, straightforward instruction.

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1728 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Author : Brian W. Stewart
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1506287522
Total Pages : 865 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Digital SAT Study Guide Premium, 2024: 4 Practice Tests + Comprehensive Review + Online Practice written by Brian W. Stewart and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2023-08 with total page 865 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "An expert overview of the new Digital SAT--how the exam is changing and what to expect from the digital interface on test day"--

Author : Carroll Davidson Wright
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 1162 pages
Book Rating : 4.79/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The New Century Book of Facts written by Carroll Davidson Wright and published by . This book was released on 1909 with total page 1162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes music.

Author : Mary Norris
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 1324001283
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Greek to Me: Adventures of the Comma Queen written by Mary Norris and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2019-04-02 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Comma Queen returns with a buoyant book about language, love, and the wine-dark sea. In her New York Times bestseller Between You & Me, Mary Norris delighted readers with her irreverent tales of pencils and punctuation in The New Yorker’s celebrated copy department. In Greek to Me, she delivers another wise and funny paean to the art of self-expression, this time filtered through her greatest passion: all things Greek. Greek to Me is a charming account of Norris’s lifelong love affair with words and her solo adventures in the land of olive trees and ouzo. Along the way, Norris explains how the alphabet originated in Greece, makes the case for Athena as a feminist icon, goes searching for the fabled Baths of Aphrodite, and reveals the surprising ways Greek helped form English. Filled with Norris’s memorable encounters with Greek words, Greek gods, Greek wine—and more than a few Greek men—Greek to Me is the Comma Queen’s fresh take on Greece and the exotic yet strangely familiar language that so deeply influences our own.