"A short and entertaining book on the modern art of writing well. Why is so much writing so bad, and how can we make it better? Is the English language being corrupted by texting and social media? Do the kids today even care about good writing? Why should any of us care? In The Sense of Style, the bestselling linguist and cognitive scientist Steven Pinker answers these questions and more. Rethinking the usage guide for the 21st century, Pinker doesn't...

Combining forces with the Oxford University Press, Dorling Kindersley brings the English language to life in this easy-to-use illustrated dictionary. This revised edition includes over 187,000 clear and concise entries and definitions and over 600 illustrated feature panels. This authoritative and accessible dictionary uses a unique combination of carefully verified definitions and clearly labeled images to explain even the most comples of topics....

"A linguistic exploration of the speech habits we love to hate-and why our "um"s, "like"s, and "you know"s actually make us better communicators. Do you hate that you say "like" too much? Do you go over your email drafts to remove excess "so"s and "really"s? Do you wish your presentation at work wasn't so full of "um"s and "uh"s? Do you get tripped up by slang, overly familiar greetings, or new pronouns? What if these features of our speech weren't...

Provides precise definitions of each synonym, complete synonym groups at every entry, a category index that includes related or opposing terms, and an extensive cross-reference system

Encompasses real, fictitious, and mythical names from history, romance, the arts, science, and fable, and phrases, superstitions, and customs ancient and contemporary.

Written to be a constant desktop companion, Write Right! simplifies the most important points of the English language. Quotations from literature and popular culture add a humorous note while illustrating proper and improper usage; an expanded section on confused and abused words untangles the usage of commonly mangled words and phrases. --From publisher's description.

Simple text and full-color illustrations show how misplacing, or leaving out, a comma can change the meaning of a sentence completely.