Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: or Why Can't Anybody Spell - Vivian Cook - Books - Touchstone - 9780743297110 - October 15, 2010
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Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: or Why Can't Anybody Spell

Vivian Cook

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Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: or Why Can't Anybody Spell

"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

Media Books     Paperback Book   (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released October 15, 2010
ISBN13 9780743297110
Publishers Touchstone
Pages 176
Dimensions 129 × 198 × 10 mm   ·   163 g
Language English  

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