Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words：A Writer's Guide to Getting It Right
出版时间:
2004-09
版次:
1
ISBN:
9780767910439
定价:
104.60
装帧:
平装
开本:
32开
纸张:
胶版纸
页数:
256页
正文语种:
英语
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OneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostskilledandbelovedwritersguidesusalltowardprecise,mistake-freeusage.
AsusualBillBrysonsaysitbest:“Englishisadazzlinglyidiosyncratictongue,fullofquirksandirregularitiesthatoftenseemwillfullyatoddswithlogicandcommonsense.Thisisalanguagewhere‘cleave’canmeantocutinhalfortoholdtwohalvestogether;wherethesimpleword‘set’has126differentmeaningsasaverb,58asanoun,and10asaparticipialadjective;whereifyoucanrunfastyouaremovingswiftly,butifyouarestuckfastyouarenotmovingatall;[and]where‘colonel,’‘freight,’‘once,’and‘ache’arestrikinglyatoddswiththeirspellings.”AsacopyeditorfortheLondonTimesintheearly1980s,BillBrysonfeltkeenlythelackofaneasy-to-consult,authoritativeguidetoavoidingthetrapsandsnaresinEnglish,andsohebrashlysuggestedtoapublisherthatheshouldwriteone.Surprisingly,thepropositionwasaccepted,andfor“asumofmoneycarefullygaugednottocauseembarrassmentorfeelingsofoverworth,”heproceededtowritethatbook–hisfirst,inauguratinghisstellarcareer.
Now,adecadeandahalflater,revised,updated,andthoroughly(butnotoverly)Americanized,ithasbecomeBryson’sDictionaryofTroublesomeWords,morethaneveranessentialguidetothewonderfullydisorderedthingthatistheEnglishlanguage.Withsomeonethousandentries,from“a,an”to“zoom,”thatfeaturereal-worldexamplesofquestionableusagefromaninternationalarrayofpublications,andwithahelpfulglossaryandguidetopronunciation,thisprecise,prescriptive,and–becauseitiswrittenbyBillBryson–oftenwittybookbelongsonthedeskofeverypersonwhocaresenoughaboutthelanguagenottomaulormisuseordistortit.
FromtheHardcoveredition., BILLBRYSON'SBestsellingbooksincludeAWalkintheWoods,I’maStrangerHereMyself,InASunburnedCountry,Bryson’sDictionaryofTroublesomeWords,BillBryson'sAfricanDiary,andAShortHistoryofNearlyEverything.HelivesinNorfolk,England,withhiswifeandchildren. Introduction
Troublesome Words
Appendix: Punctuation
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Glossary
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内容简介:
OneoftheEnglishlanguage’smostskilledandbelovedwritersguidesusalltowardprecise,mistake-freeusage.
AsusualBillBrysonsaysitbest:“Englishisadazzlinglyidiosyncratictongue,fullofquirksandirregularitiesthatoftenseemwillfullyatoddswithlogicandcommonsense.Thisisalanguagewhere‘cleave’canmeantocutinhalfortoholdtwohalvestogether;wherethesimpleword‘set’has126differentmeaningsasaverb,58asanoun,and10asaparticipialadjective;whereifyoucanrunfastyouaremovingswiftly,butifyouarestuckfastyouarenotmovingatall;[and]where‘colonel,’‘freight,’‘once,’and‘ache’arestrikinglyatoddswiththeirspellings.”AsacopyeditorfortheLondonTimesintheearly1980s,BillBrysonfeltkeenlythelackofaneasy-to-consult,authoritativeguidetoavoidingthetrapsandsnaresinEnglish,andsohebrashlysuggestedtoapublisherthatheshouldwriteone.Surprisingly,thepropositionwasaccepted,andfor“asumofmoneycarefullygaugednottocauseembarrassmentorfeelingsofoverworth,”heproceededtowritethatbook–hisfirst,inauguratinghisstellarcareer.
Now,adecadeandahalflater,revised,updated,andthoroughly(butnotoverly)Americanized,ithasbecomeBryson’sDictionaryofTroublesomeWords,morethaneveranessentialguidetothewonderfullydisorderedthingthatistheEnglishlanguage.Withsomeonethousandentries,from“a,an”to“zoom,”thatfeaturereal-worldexamplesofquestionableusagefromaninternationalarrayofpublications,andwithahelpfulglossaryandguidetopronunciation,thisprecise,prescriptive,and–becauseitiswrittenbyBillBryson–oftenwittybookbelongsonthedeskofeverypersonwhocaresenoughaboutthelanguagenottomaulormisuseordistortit.
FromtheHardcoveredition.,
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作者简介:
BILLBRYSON'SBestsellingbooksincludeAWalkintheWoods,I’maStrangerHereMyself,InASunburnedCountry,Bryson’sDictionaryofTroublesomeWords,BillBryson'sAfricanDiary,andAShortHistoryofNearlyEverything.HelivesinNorfolk,England,withhiswifeandchildren.
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目录:
Introduction
Troublesome Words
Appendix: Punctuation
Bibliography and Suggested Reading
Glossary
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