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English
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"A kinder, funner usage guide to the ever-changing English language and a useful tool for both the grammar stickler and the more colloquial user of English, from linguist and veteran professor Anne Curzan. Our use of language naturally evolves and is a living, breathing thing that reflects who we are. Says Who? offers clear, nuanced guidance that goes beyond "right" and "wrong" to empower us to make informed language choices. Never snooty or scoldy...
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Phonics fun volume 2
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English
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"The plum on the drum is glum. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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Phonics fun volume 1
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English
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"Pam had some jam on her ham. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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Phonics fun volume 6
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English
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"He can teach the speech at the beach. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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Phonics fun volume 3
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English
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"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty examples of long vowel sounds and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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Phonics fun volume 8
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English
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"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of diphthongs and r-controlled vowels and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"This wise and entertaining guide by one of the great editors of our time offers timeless tools for making meaning clear. Refresh your writing. Unravel convoluted sales talk written to deceive. See through political campaigns erected on a tower of falsehoods. Fake news is but one of the pimples of a literate civilization under siege. Slovenly English! Billions of words come at us every day with unimaginable velocity and shriveled meaning, in social...
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Phonics fun volume 7
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English
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"With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of inflectional endings and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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Phonics fun volume 4
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English
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"The swine put twine on my spine. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of long vowel sounds with consonant blends and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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English
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Turning the traditional idea of an alphabet book on its head, P is for Pterodactyl is perfect for anyone who has ever been stumped by silent letters or confused by absurd homophones. This whimsical, unique book takes silent letter entries like "K is for Knight" a step further with "The noble knight's knife nicked the knave's knee." Lively illustrations provide context clues, and alliterative words help readers navigate text like "a bright white gnat...
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Phonics fun volume 5
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English
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"The thing on the wing can sing. With rhyming, carefully leveled text and comedic, colorful illustrations, this book provides plenty of examples of short vowel sounds with consonant digraphs and encourages readers to try the sounds for themselves"-- Provided by publisher.
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A bright and early book volume BE-41
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English
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Such entries as American ants, birds on bikes, and cow in car present the letters from A to Z.
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English
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"An enlightening linguistic journey through a thousand years of feminist language - and what we can learn from the vivid vocabulary that English once had for women's bodies, experiences, and sexuality. So many of the words that we use to chronicle women's lives feel awkward or alien. Medical terms are scrupulously accurate but antiseptic. Slang and obscenities have shock value, yet they perpetuate taboos. Where are the plain, honest words for women's...
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Oxford University Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
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"Perhaps you're reading a book and stop to puzzle over absurd spelling rules, or you hear someone talking and get stuck on an expression, or your kid quizzes you on homework. Suddenly you ask yourself, "Wait, why do we do it this way?" You think about it, try to explain it, and keep running into walls. It doesn't conform to logic. It doesn't work the way you'd expect it to. There doesn't seem to be any rule at all. In Highly Irregular, Arika Okrent...
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English
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"Simple text and repetition of the letter 'j' help readers learn how to use this sound. Additional features to aid comprehension include a word list for review, a note to parents and educators, and an introduction to the author"--Provided by the publisher.
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Pub. Date
2004
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English
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We all know the basics of punctuation. Or do we? A look at most neighborhood signage tells a different story. Through sloppy usage and low standards on the internet, in email, and now text messages, we have made proper punctuation an endangered species. In Eats, Shoots & Leaves, former editor Lynne Truss dares to say, in her delightfully urbane, witty, and very English way, that it is time to look at our commas and semicolons and see them as the wonderful...
19) Spelling rules
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Child's World
Pub. Date
c2020
Language
English
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"Weekly quizzes or the annual spelling bee can instill a sense of dread in most students. But 'Spelling Rules' makes this often tricky subject easy and fun. Simple strategies and effective examples help kids comprehend when and why words are spelled the way they are. Additional features to aid comprehension include colorful photos, a table of contents, sources for further research including websites, information about the author, activities for further...
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