Reviews of Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words: A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right by Bill Bryson (ISBN:0767910435) | weRead
 
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A reader posted a review at 2009-04-11 09:54:56. (Language: English)
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 Boring
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A reader posted a review at 2008-11-10 08:34:44. (Language: English)
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 a good reminder against common linguistic faux pas(ses?).
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A reader posted a review at 2008-09-08 16:48:01. (Language: English)
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 Naughty nouns, vexing verbs, annoying adjectives, perplexing pronouns-Bryson presents an amusing look at which words of this already confusing language are most confusing. Essential for the word nerd!
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A reader posted a review at 2008-08-04 21:22:57. (Language: English)
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 Bryson is readable once one gets over his pretention
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A reader posted a review at 2008-05-15 00:56:04. (Language: English)
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 Even writing a serious subject Bill still does it entertainingly. It's fun to read and doesn't feel like reading a text book and such.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-03-12 18:42:18. (Language: English)
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 A great reference book for all us pedants.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-03-09 08:43:22. (Language: English)
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 Bloody fantastic. I recommend this to anyone that cares about their writing.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-03-09 01:06:10. (Language: English)
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 Great reference book.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-02-07 02:43:17. (Language: English)
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 Worth reading just for entertainment. Informative and interesting.
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A reader posted a review at 2008-01-16 16:22:24. (Language: English)
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 Better than your average reference tool. Entertaining reading
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