Word Savvy Handbook: Use the Right Word

By Nancy Ragno

Book Overview

Do questions like these interrupt your writing, bringing you to a temporary halt as you hastily check the Internet for answers?Which word do I want, accept or except? ... affect or effect? ... bring or take? ... complement or compliment? ... emigrate or immigrate? ... empathyor sympathy? ... fewer or less? ... imply or infer?Is this the correct meaning of nonplussed? ... of peruse? ... of gourmand? ... of infamous? ... of enervate? ... of ingenuous? ... of infamous? ... of ironic? ... of penultimate?What's wrong with alot? ... What about alright? ... heartwrenching? ... diligency? ... orientated?Is "could care less" the correct expression? ... What about "escape goat"? ... "for all intensive purposes"? ... "hone in on"? ... "statue of limitations"?What is the singular of bacteria? What is the plural of hypothesis? . . . of diagnosis? ... of phenomena? ... of Maddox?... of secretary general? . . . of editor-in-chief? ... of teaspoonfuL?Which is the correct spelling: absence or absense? . . . competant or competent? . . . comparetive? or comparative? ... cemetery? ... or cemetary? ... permissible or permissable?NOW have the answers to your questions at your fingertips, (No Internet required.)Word Savvy Handbook is the easy, quick reference you need to clear those pesky, reoccurring roadblocks to efficient writing. At the flip of a page, you'll find the answers to: Words commonly confusedWords commonly misusedNon-words & other No-No'sTricky singulars & pluralsCommon spelling demons

NOT ONLY THAT ... WORD SAVVY HANDBOOK helps you remember the correct answer with:

Dictionary definitionsExample sentences, including interesting quotes from such diversified celebrities as Mae West & Winston Churchill.Memory tricks - mnemonic devices, rhymes, alliterative sentences, related words, & suggested visualizationsSelf-Quizzes to help you see if you understand the material and will apply it when you write.Entries are in alphabetical order, cross-referenced and indexed, making it easy to find what you are looking for.Make your writing easier, faster, more productive.
Keep your WORD SAVVY HANDBOOK handy whenever you write.You'll wonder how you ever wrote without it.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1733928707
• ISBN13: 9781733928700
• Release Date: May 2019
• Publisher: Baneberry Books
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 0.76 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"