{"product_id":"2940012982193","title":"How to Speak and Write Correctly [With ATOC]","description":"INTRODUCTION\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn the preparation of this little work the writer has kept one end in view, viz.: To make it serviceable for those for whom it is intended, that is, for those who have neither the time nor the opportunity, the learning nor the inclination, to peruse elaborate and abstruse treatises on Rhetoric, Grammar, and Composition. To them such works are as gold enclosed in chests of steel and locked beyond power of opening. This book has no pretension about it whatever,—it is neither a Manual of Rhetoric, expatiating on the dogmas of style, nor a Grammar full of arbitrary rules and exceptions. It is merely an effort to help ordinary, everyday people to express themselves in ordinary, everyday language, in a proper manner. Some broad rules are laid down, the observance of which will enable the reader to keep within the pale of propriety in oral and written language. Many idiomatic words and expressions, peculiar to the language, have been given, besides which a number of the common mistakes and pitfalls have been placed before the reader so that he may know and avoid them.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe writer has to acknowledge his indebtedness to no one in particular, but to all in general who have ever written on the subject.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe little book goes forth—a finger-post on the road of language pointing in the right direction. It is hoped that they who go according to its index will arrive at the goal of correct speaking and writing.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER I\u003cbr\u003eREQUIREMENTS OF SPEECH\u003cbr\u003eVocabulary. Parts of speech. Requisites\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER II\u003cbr\u003eESSENTIALS OF ENGLISH GRAMMAR\u003cbr\u003eDivisions of grammar. Definitions. Etymology.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER III\u003cbr\u003eTHE SENTENCE\u003cbr\u003eDifferent kinds. Arrangement of words. Paragraph.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IV\u003cbr\u003eFIGURATIVE LANGUAGE\u003cbr\u003eFigures of speech. Definitions and examples. Use of figures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER V\u003cbr\u003ePUNCTUATION\u003cbr\u003ePrincipal points. Illustrations. Capital letters.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VI\u003cbr\u003eLETTER WRITING\u003cbr\u003ePrinciples of letter writing. Forms. Notes.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VII\u003cbr\u003eERRORS\u003cbr\u003eMistakes. Slips of authors. Examples and corrections.\u003cbr\u003eErrors of redundancy.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER VIII\u003cbr\u003ePITFALLS TO AVOID\u003cbr\u003eCommon stumbling blocks. Peculiar constructions. Misused forms.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER IX\u003cbr\u003eSTYLE\u003cbr\u003eDiction. Purity. Propriety. Precision.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER X\u003cbr\u003eSUGGESTIONS\u003cbr\u003eHow to write. What to write. Correct speaking and speakers.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XI\u003cbr\u003eSLANG\u003cbr\u003eOrigin. American slang. Foreign slang.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XII\u003cbr\u003eWRITING FOR NEWSPAPERS\u003cbr\u003eQualification. Appropriate subjects. Directions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIII\u003cbr\u003eCHOICE OF WORDS\u003cbr\u003eSmall words. Their importance. The Anglo-Saxon element.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XIV\u003cbr\u003eENGLISH LANGUAGE\u003cbr\u003eBeginning. Different Sources. The present.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eCHAPTER XV\u003cbr\u003eMASTERS AND MASTERPIECES OF LITERATURE\u003cbr\u003eGreat authors. Classification. The world's best books.","brand":"Ladislav Deczi","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47079218118896,"sku":"2940012982193","price":3.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940012982193_p0.jpg?v=1763574764","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940012982193","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}