The Most Common Mistakes in English Usage (Schaum's Paperbacks)

By Thomas Elliott Berry

Book Overview

This book analyzes the errors most commonly made in spoken and written English and presents them in a systematic, down-to-earth manner. It does not dictate grammar to the reader; rather, it presents the guidelines for English usage currently being observed by the most competent and careful speakers and writers.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0070050538
• ISBN13: 9780070050532
• Release Date: June 1971
• Publisher: McGraw Hill
• Length: 146 Pages
• Weight: 0.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 8.1" x 0.4" x 5.4"
• Grade Range: Grades 9 to 12

Customer Reviews

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Book arrived promptly as promised. Excellent condition. Excellent packaging. A thoroughly satisfactory transaction. Five stars to the vendor and my thanks!

AN EXCELLENT PRIMER FOR ANYONE WANTING TO AVOID BASIC ERRORS IN ENGLISH AND TO BE ON TRACK FOR IMPRO

A BOOK WELL WRITTEN BUSTING MANY A MYTH IN THE SPOKEN AND WRITTEN ENGLISH LANGUAGE. A MUST READ FOR ALL NON-NATIVE SPEAKERS OF ENGLISH. EVEN THOSE WHO SPEAK ENGLISH AS A FIRST LANGUAGE CAN BENEFIT FROM THIS BOOK IMMENSELY

Insightful, Handy, and Concise Guide to avoiding

common grammatical and word meaning errors in English. Learn to use proper English. Useful for speakers as well as writers. A good example is the reflexive pronoun "myself". Do you know the proper usage of this word? What about when to use "may" versus "might"? If not, this book is a good start. I think most people could benefit from this book. The problem with errors in speech is that we unaware we are making them and often repeat them. Others, however, may pick up on our mistakes. Also, this book is concise and a fairly quick read.

Very handy reference tool for writing

I've owned this book for about ten years and moved it with me whenever I get a new technical writing assignment. It has saved my writing hide with the subject matter experts numerous times! It shows the most common errors made in English usage in an easy-to-understand manner. I had trouble with misplaced modifiers and "like" as opposed to "such as" for years. This book helped me learn which way is correct usage!I like the straighforward and often humorous style. I'd love to see future editions.