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Just ask Mr. Wordwizard

"sentences repaired, words offered, ignorance thwarted"
1995

Painless junior grammar

2007
Offers a light-hearted grammar for young students focusing on all the parts of speech and how to use them. Is accompanied by humorous illustrations.

English matters!

2000
A multi-volume English language textbook with alphabetically arranged entries on such topics as grammar, style, punctuation, and writing and research skills.

Up, up and away

a book about adverbs
1993
Brief rhyming text and illustrations introduce adverbs and their uses.

Language with style

a guide for the middle level
2008
A complete literature-based language arts book and catalog of fascinating facts and activities; covers the basics of thinking, using information, reading, writing, and grammar, plus helpful strategies and tips.

The dictionary of disagreeable English

a curmudgeon's compendium of excruciatingly correct grammar
2005
Contains alphabetically arranged entries that provide information about some of the most commonly misspelled or misused words in the English language.

The dimwit's dictionary

5,000 overused words and phrases and alternatives to them
2002

The dictionary of concise writing

10,000 alternatives to wordy phrases
2002

Dictionary of problem words and expressions

1975
A brief guide to more effective writing and speaking accompanies an alphabetical arrangement of problem words and expressions which are described, discussed, and illustrated with examples of actual usage.

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