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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged eBook
By: Richard Lederer, Richard Dowis
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Sleeping Dogs Don't Lay: Practical Advice for the Grammatically Challenged Summary
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For years Richard Lederer has entertained fans of the English language with his keen insights, common-sense advice, and witty patter. Now Lederer and Richard Dowis take readers on another journey through our most "wiggy" of languages. How many times have we all heard the word "viable" used in company meetings? Lederer shows us how "viable," somewhere along the line, was extracted from medical books, where it is literally defined as "capable of living," and placed into our consumer marketplace. Then there is the confusion between "lay" and "lie," which is resolved and made clear here once and for all. These and dozens of delightful examples make this book pure pleasure for language buffs, writers, and teachers.
"It's a fun read, and you'll learn something." GARY KAUFMAN, SALON "Lederer's many fans won't be disappointed.... Mixing humor with rigor, he and coauthor Dowis have created a grammar guide for those who like their split infinitives with a side of laughter." "[An] offbeat, enlightening guide to proper English usage."
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