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The Bugaboo Review: A Lighthearted Guide to Exterminating Confusion about Words, Spelling, and Grammar
by
Sue Sommer
For years, high school English teacher Sue Sommer has self-published a photocopied edition of The Bugaboo Review for her students. Filled with common pitfalls of the English language, the confusing words and grammar issues that people continually stumble over, The Bugaboo Review is legendary among her students at California’s Novato High School. Parents and their friends r...more
Paperback, 224 pages
Published
August 16th 2011
by New World Library
(first published August 9th 2011)
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When writing, there’s always that moment when you come across a bugaboo situation. When you find yourself asking is it accept or except. It’s always nice to have a handy reference nearby that can answer your question.
The Bugaboo Review is a good resource to have on your bookshelf. Entries are organized in alphabetical order for easy reference. It includes words commonly mixed up, used in the wrong context, and spelled incorrectly.
Perhaps the most unique part of this book is that there are entr...more
The Bugaboo Review is a good resource to have on your bookshelf. Entries are organized in alphabetical order for easy reference. It includes words commonly mixed up, used in the wrong context, and spelled incorrectly.
Perhaps the most unique part of this book is that there are entr...more
Admit it: you wish you had a more reliable way to double check commonly misspelled words than a Google search. Do you know the difference between affect and effect? Have you ever wondered whether a hunter lies in wait or lays in wait?
If you answered yes to these questions -- or answered yes for your offspring -- Sue Sommer has written the guide you need. During her first week as a high school English teacher, Sommer began compiling a list of tricky spelling and grammar issues for her students....more
If you answered yes to these questions -- or answered yes for your offspring -- Sue Sommer has written the guide you need. During her first week as a high school English teacher, Sommer began compiling a list of tricky spelling and grammar issues for her students....more
I didn't think the hints were useful. In most of the hint examples, I felt it would be more difficult to remember the hints than just memorizing the word.
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