Thom reviewed Literally, the best language book ever by Paul Yeager
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1 star
Agree with majority of reviews after just the first 20 pages. Bleh!
annoying words and abused phrases you should never use again
194 pages
English language
Published Dec. 30, 2008 by Penguin Group.
By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian,this is a highly opinionated guide to bettercommunication. In Literally, the Best LanguageBook Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with alinguistic scalpel the illogical expressions andmisappropriated meanings that are socommonplace and annoying in everydayconversation. Identifying hundreds ofcommon language miscues, Yeager providesan astute look at the world of words and howwe abuse them every day.For the grammar snobs looking for any port ina storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessedrubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide cantransform even the least literate into the epitomeof eloquence.
Agree with majority of reviews after just the first 20 pages. Bleh!