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Ross Petras

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Awkword Moments: A Lively Guide to the 100 Terms Smart People Should Know

(Hardback)

By: Ross Petras

ISBN: 9781984856388
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Apr 2020
Publisher: Random House USA Inc
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Pedantic: A hilarious and useful guide to the 100 terms smart people should know

(Paperback)

By: Ross Petras

ISBN: 9781760877996
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 2020
Publisher: Allen & Unwin
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A compendium of 100 words and phrases smart people use - even if they only kinda sorta (secretly don't) know what they mean - with pithy definitions and fascinating etymologies to solidify their meanings.

The 776 Stupidest Things Ever Said

(Paperback)

By: Ross Petras

ISBN: 9780385419284
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Mar 1993
Publisher: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group Inc
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Gathers examples of misstatements, errors, jargon, and ironic predictions by politicians, teachers, athletes, sports commentators, and Hollywood producers and directors.

Wretched Writing: A Compendium of Crimes Against the English Language

(Paperback)

By: Ross Petras

ISBN: 9780399159244
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Oct 2013
Publisher: Penguin Putnam Inc
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You're Saying It Wrong: A Pronunciation Guide to the 150 Most Commonly Mispronounced Words--and Their Tangled Histories of Misuse

(Hardback)

By: Ross Petras

ISBN: 9780399578083
Readership/Audience: General
Publication Date: Nov 2016
Publisher: Ten Speed Press
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