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Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary : Or Why Can't Anybody Spell? by Vivian Cook (2005, Hardcover)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherTouchstone

ISBN-100743270991

ISBN-139780743270991

eBay Product ID (ePID)44477132

Product Key Features

Number of Pages176 Pages

Publication NameAccomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary : or Why Can't Anybody Spell?

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2005

SubjectSpelling, Communication Studies, General, Teaching Methods & Materials / Language Arts

TypeTextbook

Subject AreaLanguage Arts & Disciplines, Education

AuthorVivian Cook

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight8.1 Oz

Item Length7.2 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2005-041891

Reviews"It takes a special mind to have this much fun with spelling. Mr. Cook clearly enjoys this subject, and his readers will too."-- Jeffrey Kacirk, author of "The Word Museum" and "Informal English", "It takes a special mind to have this much fun with spelling. Mr. Cook clearly enjoys this subject, and his readers will too."-- Jeffrey Kacirk, author ofThe Word MuseumandInformal English

Dewey Edition22

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal421/.52

SynopsisThis runaway bestseller in the U.K. celebrates the quirks and delights of spelling with humor and intelligence--and is packaged in an irresistible, thin, small-trim format., "It is a damn poor mind that can think of only one way to spell a word." -- Andrew Jackson Weird or wierd? Necessary or neccessary? Recomend or recommend? English spelling is fiendish, but that doesn't mean you can't have fun with it. Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary is at once a celebration of spelling and a solace to anyone who has ever struggled with the arcane rules of the English language. As amusing as he is informative, Vivian Cook thrills the reader with more than a hundred entries -- from photographs of hilariously misspelled signs to quizzes best taken in private to schadenfreude-rich examples of spelling errors of literary greats -- that will tickle the inner spelling geek in every reader. It all adds up to a gem of a book that takes a wry look at the hodgepodge evolution of spelling and the eccentric way it actually works. Difficult Words Spelling Test Circle whichever one is right. 1. dessicate desiccate desicate 2. ecstasy exstacy ecstacy 3. adress adres address 4. dumbel dumbbell dumbell 5. accomodate accommodate acommodate 6. necesary neccesary necessary 7. liaison liaision liason 8. pronounciation pronounceation pronunciation 9. ocurence occurrence occurence 10. embarass embaras embarrass 11. brocolli broccolli broccoli 12. refering referring refferring 13. cemetery semetary cemetary.

LC Classification NumberPE1145.2.C65 2005