{"product_id":"brysons-dictionary-for-writers-and-editors-paperback","title":"Bryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBill Bryson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom one of America's most beloved and bestselling authors, a wonderfully useful and readable guide to the problems of the English language most commonly encountered by editors and writers. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eWhat is the difference between \"immanent\" and \"imminent\"? What is the singular form of graffiti? What is the difference between \"acute\" and \"chronic\"? What is the former name of \"Moldova\"? What is the difference between a cardinal number and an ordinal number? One of the English language's most skilled writers answers these and many other questions and guides us all toward precise, mistake-free usage. Covering spelling, capitalization, plurals, hyphens, abbreviations, and foreign names and phrases, \u003ci\u003eBryson's Dictionary for Writers and Editors\u003c\/i\u003e will be an indispensable companion for all who care enough about our language not to maul, misuse, or contort it. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis dictionary is an essential guide to the wonderfully disordered thing that is the English language. As Bill Bryson notes, it will provide you with \"the answers to all those points of written usage that you kind of know or ought to know but can't quite remember.\"\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBILL BRYSON's bestselling books include \u003ci\u003eA Walk in the Woods, I'm a Stranger Here Myself, In a Sunburned Country, Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words, A Short History of Nearly Everything \u003c\/i\u003e(which earned him the 2004 Aventis Prize), and \u003ci\u003eThe Life\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eand Times of the Thunderbolt Kid\u003c\/i\u003e. Bryson lives in England with his wife and children.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 416\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.91 x 7.99 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 12, 2009\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723334750271,"sku":"9780767922708","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/ae63c1f08b3b90fd1eb4792f2a68cc62.webp?v=1765098814","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/brysons-dictionary-for-writers-and-editors-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}