{"product_id":"mind-the-gaffe-a-troubleshooters-guide-to-english-style-and-usage-9780061132209","title":"Mind the Gaffe!: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Usage","description":"\u003cp\u003eA linguist with attitude, R. L. Trask was a steadfast soldier in the never-ending War of Words, fighting the good fight for standard written English. Revered for its insight and legendary for its cheek, Trask's \u003cem\u003eMind the Gaffe \u003c\/em\u003e is an indispensable guidebook for wordsmiths and language mavens of every stripe, providing safe passage through the ubiquitous minefields of improper usage.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eArtiste: This pretentious word . . . commonly means fraud pretending to be an artist. Don't use it unless you mean to be insulting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmoral, Immoral: An amoral person is one who does not know the difference between right and wrong. An immoral person knows the difference but does wrong anyway.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaction: A reaction is a sudden and spontaneous response to a stimulus, such as jumping, shrieking, or fainting. The word is not properly used as a fancy word for any kind of considered response. If you circulate a policy document, you can ask others for their opinions, or for their criticisms, but do not ask them for their reactions unless you hope to hear responses like I burst into uncontrollable laughter.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e R. L. Trask\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/21\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 320\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.53lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.96h x 5.38w x 0.78d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061132209\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/15\/2006 pg. 12\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2007 pg. 268\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eTrask, R. L.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOne of the most celebrated linguists of his time, R. L. Trask was a brilliant lecturer and the author of many popular works, including \u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Guide to Punctuation\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Penguin Dictionary of English Grammar\u003c\/em\u003e. Born in New York State in 1944, he lived in England after 1970, and was Professor of Linguistics at the University of Sussex until his death in 2004.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40586202054771,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":19.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b8e7d966-41d1-4293-ac31-7dfd1480c115.jpg?v=1668694436","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/mind-the-gaffe-a-troubleshooters-guide-to-english-style-and-usage-9780061132209","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}