Literally, the Best Language Book Ever: Annoying Words and Abused Phrases You Should Never Use Again

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By turns gleefully precise and happily contrarian, this is a highly opinionated guide to better communication. In Literally, the Best Language Book Ever, author Paul Yeager attacks with a linguistic scalpel the illogical expressions and misappropriated meanings that are so commonplace and annoying. Identifying hundreds of common language miscues, Yeager provides an astute look at the world of words and how we abuse them every day. For the grammar snobs looking for any port in a storm of subpar syntax, or the self-confessed rubes seeking a helping hand, this witty guide can transform even the least literate into the epitome of eloquence.

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If hearing lines such as I could care less and This doesnt help the problem drives you bonkers, read up.
--"Real Simple"


If hearing lines such as I could care less and This doesn t help the problem drives you bonkers, read up.
--"Real Simple"
aaIf hearing lines such as aI could care lessa and aThis doesnat help the problema drives you bonkers, read up.a
--"Real Simple"

Author Bio

Paul Yeager is the managing editor of Accuweather.com and a freelance writer. As a child, he was annoyed when reading, writing, and arithmetic were referred to as the "Three R's," and he hasn't changed a bit over the years. He lives in Altoona, PA.