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Harry H. Crosby

Robert W. Emery

Become a stellar speller with these self-tests, exercises, examples, and tips for spotting errors quickly!

Do you use the dictionary more than you think you should? Are the business memos you write filled with embarrassing spelling mistakes? Have you received low grades on papers because of poor spelling? Starting with diagnostic exercises to help you understand your trouble spots, this easy-to-use book not only teaches you how to avoid misspellings, but also sharpens your skills so you can recognize spelling errors right away. You can write clean, clear English, improve your grades, and increase your chances of finding a new or better job. Learn about: • Phonics and spelling
 • Three major rules
 • Prefixes, suffixes, and apostrophes
 • Proofreading
 • Spelling proper nouns and place names
 • The most commonly confused words
 • Staying up-to-date as the English language evolves, and more

RWW Career Press

Better English

Better Spelling in 30 Minutes a Day

Ceil Cleveland

Who cares about commas, semicolons, dashes, and hyphens? Well, you should. A misplaced punctuation mark can confuse physicians and surgeons, cause thousands of dollars in legal fees, misinform judges, puzzle bankers, misguide stockbrokers…and create lumps in your pudding.You don't need a teacher with a mouthful of jargon to help you understand how to make yourself clearly understood. Better Punctuation in 30 Minutes a Day will help you teach yourself. This small, step-by-step handbook is an indispensable guide if you need to:•Compose high school or college papers.•Apply to college or for a job.•Write a resume or fill out an application.•Communicate your thoughts to anyone, from your landlord to your loved one.You can work on your own, at your own speed, and within your own time frame. The rules of punctuation, often confusing and hazy, will finally become clear.

Better Punctuation in 30 Minutes a Day

Edie Schwager

Discover useful and enlightening new words to improve your conversation, self-expression, and even your Scrabble game with this vocabulary guide!

Better Vocabulary In 30 Minutes a Day offers a lively and entertaining method for adding a more impressive range of words to your everyday speech, and for learning how to use them correctly and effortlessly. Besides giving definitions, this invaluable guide also provides root meanings and elements of words so you can increase your vocabulary base by thousands of exciting new words and use them with aplomb.

Sprinkled throughout the book are fascinating stories about words and their origins. Even if you can’t spare thirty minutes a day, this volume allows you to customize your learning to fit your busy schedule. Like its companion guides in the Better English Series, this book is just what you need to speak and write with eloquence, confidence, and clarity!

Better Vocabulary in 30 Minutes a Day

Florence Sacks

Constance Immel

Do verb tenses make you tense? Does “affect” vs. “effect” put you in a panic? Help is here!
 
 This easy-to-use guide to grammar explains just how the English language works—especially the many ways it can trip you up—so you can write and speak with confidence. You’ll find:
 
 •Thorough coverage of key areas of grammar
 •Easy-to-understand explanations and plenty of exercises to test and refine your skills
 •An answer key at the back of the book to encourage you to work at your own pace and check your answers as you go
 •A glossary for a quick review of any grammatical term discussed in the book
 
Better Grammar in 30 Minutes a Day allows you to customize your learning—so you can use it even if you have as little as five minutes a day to spare. Like its companion guides in the Better English series, this book is just what the teacher ordered—and will have you on your way to being grammatically correct!

Better Grammar in 30 Minutes a Day