Description

If you like Slips of Speech from Webster's Online Dictionary [www.websters-online-dictionary.org], you will love this book, which is compiled from the site into one handy reference. In 148 pages, all of your favorite content from the site is put into a concise volume for you to enjoy anywhere. Includes thousands corrections to everyday errors in speaking and writing. Enjoy!

	Excerpt (Introduction)

Society Slang "This is an elegant day," "that is an elegant view," "Mary is awfully nice," "Jennie is dreadfully sweet," "Gertrude is delicious," and "Tom is perfectly splendid." The use of such extravagant phrases tends to weaken the significance of the words when legitimately employed. Needless pronouns Avoid all pronouns and other words that are not essential to the meaning.