Evan Jenkins

That or Which, and Why

A Usage Guide for Thoughtful Writers and Editors

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Produktbeschreibung

That or Which, and Why is an insightful and witty guide to writing. Based on Evan Jenkins's long-running column 'Language Corner' in Columbia Journalism Review, the book is compiled of brief, alphabetically arranged entries on approximately 200 major writing stumbling blocks, from the wonderful world of 'that' and 'which' to trickier terrain like the correct usage of common idiomatic expressions.

Working from his experiences as a newsroom editor and teacher, Jenkins' humorous tone puts the reader at ease, unlike many of the writing and usage guides out there that are off-putting in their rigidity and dogmatism. He takes the 'we're-all-in-this-together' approach to teaching better writing - maintaining a light tone throughout the book and emphasizing flexibility and easy-to-use guidelines rather than delivering orders from Grammar-on-high.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Routledge / Taylor & Francis
• Artikelnr. des Verlages: RT7266X
• Seitenzahl: 178
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. Februar 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 166mm x 10mm
• Gewicht: 218g
• ISBN-13: 9780415977265
• ISBN-10: 0415977266
• Artikelnr.: 22145198

Autorenporträt

Evan Jenkins writes the "Language Corner" column of the Columbia Journalism Review. and is a consulting editor of CJR. He was editor in residence at the Columbia Graduate School of Journalism; senior editor, Columbia JournalismReview; senior editor, The Racing Times; deputy news editor; The New York Times; chief copy editor, Newsday, and a reporter and copy editor at the Worcester Telegram in Massachusetts.

Inhaltsangabe

A vs. An; A Historic, etc. ,,Adverb Placement, Adverse/Averse , Adviser/Advisor; Historic/Historical , Affect/Effect, Allude/Refer, Along With, Alternate/Alternative, Antecedents, 'As Such' (Transition), Assure/Ensure/Insure, As, Then As, As vs. So, As Well As, Too (Starting Sentence), AttorneyS General, etc. , The Authorities, Award/Reward, Awhile/A While, Bacterium/Bacteria, (Feel) Bad/Badly, Baited/Bated (Breath), 'Because' and 'Since', Beg the Question, Beside/BesideS, Between/Among, 'Between...and,' Not 'Between...to', Between the Cracks, Bid, Bid, Bade, 'Big of a', Borne Out, With an 'E', Both, Brackets, Broadcast, the Verb , Cardinal/Ordinal Numbers, Cast, the Verb , Center Around/On, Chair/Chairperson, Cohort, 'Collective', Collective Nouns, Compare To/With, Comprise, Could/Couldn't Care Less, Criterion/Criteria; Phenomenon/Phenomena, Danglers, Decimate, Declined TO Comment, Defining Clause - See That vs. Which, 'Democratic,' the Adjective, Difference/Differential, Different From/Than, Double Possessive I, Double Possessive II, Drag/'Drug', Due To, Each Other/One Another, Eke,, Elegant Variation; Echo Enormity, Evoke/Invoke; Precipitate/Precipitous, Facility, False Titles, Farther/Further , Feud, Fewer/Less , Five Times Below, 160% Less, etc., Flaunt/Flout , Fondle, Forbid - Make the past tense "forbade." 'Former Native' , Fortuitous , 'From Whence' - See Whence, Fulsome; Problematic, Fused Participle; 'Off Of' , Gantlet/Gauntlet; Stanch/Staunch, Gerrymander/Jerry-Built/Jury-Rigged , Gibe/Jibe, Gild/Paint the Lily, (I Am) Good / (I Am) Well, 'Graduated College', Graffito/Graffiti, Hand Down/Hand Up , Hanged/Hung, Have to/Got to, Head/Head Up , Heart-Rending/Heart-Wrenching, He or She, etc., Hold [Down] the Fort, Home/Hone, Honored in the Breach, 'Human Race' - See Oddities, Hyphens, 'If Not'Impact, the Verb, Implement, Imply/Infer,Important/Importantly,Incidence/Incident/Instance,Individuals/People/Persons,In Line/On Line, Online, 'In Order To' ,In, Up and On, Irrelevant (NOT 'Irrevelant'), 'Issues', Late, as in Dead, Lend/Loan, Lie, Lay, and All That, 'Lightening'; 'Forecasted', Like/Such As, Like, With a Clause, Lion's Share, Literally, Loath/Loathe, Located/Situated, Masterful/Masterly, May/Might, 'Media,' Plural, Me, Myself (Reflexive Pronouns), Mondegreen, Monies, More Than/Over, Myriad, Namesake, Near Miss', Neither None, Plural Normalcy, Notoriety, Oddities, 'Older Than Him'; 'To She and I', One Of/Among With Plural Verb, 'One of the Only', 'Only,' Placement Of, Oral/Verbal, Orient/Orientate, Partake/Participate/Take Part, People/Persons - See Individuals/People/Persons, Per , 'Pleaded Guilty', Pole/Post Position, Police, The Possessive Nouns with Pronouns, Preposition Ending Sentence, Prior to/Before, Rage/Wage, Ravage/Ravish, Raveled Sleave, With an 'A', A Reader's Potpourri, The Reason Is That, Rebut/Refute, Reference as a Verb, Regard/Regards, Reluctant/Reticent, Remunerate/Renumerate, Replete, Resonate , Reverend, Sequence of Tenses, Series: Changing Numbers, Series, Run-On, Serve/Service, Singular Noun, Plural Pronoun, Sleight/Slight of Hand, 'Snuck' , Split Infinitive, Straighten/Straiten, Suspect/Suspected (adj.) Swatch/Swath, Tautology, 'That Of,' Omitted, That vs. Which, 'They Each' , Till/Until , Tons Was, Tortuous/Torturous, 'To She and I' - See 'Older Than Him' , To...To, Toward(s), Troopers/Troupers, Try And/Try To, Unique, Use/Usage Wangle/Wrangle Weapon(s) Inspector 'Well,' the Adjective, Whence, Where...at, Wherefore, Whether (or not), Who/Whom, Whose/Of Which, 'Woof Down', You, Understood

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A vs. An; A Historic
etc.
Adverb Placement
Adverse/Averse
Adviser/Advisor; Historic/Historical
Affect/Effect
Allude/Refer
Along With
Alternate/Alternative
Antecedents
'As Such' (Transition)
Assure/Ensure/Insure
As
Then As
As vs. So
As Well As
Too (Starting Sentence)
AttorneyS General
etc.
The Authorities
Award/Reward
Awhile/A While
Bacterium/Bacteria
(Feel) Bad/Badly
Baited/Bated (Breath)
'Because' and 'Since'
Beg the Question
Beside/BesideS
Between/Among
'Between...and
' Not 'Between...to'
Between the Cracks
Bid
Bid
Bade
'Big of a'
Borne Out
With an 'E'
Both
Brackets
Broadcast
the Verb
Cardinal/Ordinal Numbers
Cast
the Verb
Center Around/On
Chair/Chairperson
Cohort
'Collective'
Collective Nouns
Compare To/With
Comprise
Could/Couldn't Care Less
Criterion/Criteria; Phenomenon/Phenomena
Danglers
Decimate
Declined TO Comment
Defining Clause - See That vs. Which
'Democratic
' the Adjective
Difference/Differential
Different From/Than
Double Possessive I
Double Possessive II
Drag/'Drug'
Due To
Each Other/One Another
Eke
Elegant Variation; Echo Enormity
Evoke/Invoke; Precipitate/Precipitous
Facility
False Titles
Farther/Further
Feud
Fewer/Less
Five Times Below
160% Less
etc.
Flaunt/Flout
Fondle
Forbid - Make the past tense forbade. 'Former Native'
Fortuitous
'From Whence' - See Whence
Fulsome; Problematic
Fused Participle; 'Off Of'
Gantlet/Gauntlet; Stanch/Staunch
Gerrymander/Jerry-Built/Jury-Rigged
Gibe/Jibe
Gild/Paint the Lily
(I Am) Good / (I Am) Well
'Graduated College'
Graffito/Graffiti
Hand Down/Hand Up
Hanged/Hung
Have to/Got to
Head/Head Up
Heart-Rending/Heart-Wrenching
He or She
etc.
Hold [Down] the Fort
Home/Hone
Honored in the Breach
'Human Race' - See Oddities
Hyphens
'If Not'Impact
the Verb
Implement
Imply/Infer
Important/Importantly
Incidence/Incident/Instance
Individuals/People/Persons
In Line/On Line
Online
'In Order To'
In
Up and On
Irrelevant (NOT 'Irrevelant')
'Issues'
Late
as in Dead
Lend/Loan
Lie
Lay
and All That
'Lightening'; 'Forecasted'
Like/Such As
Like
With a Clause
Lion's Share
Literally
Loath/Loathe
Located/Situated
Masterful/Masterly
May/Might
'Media
' Plural
Me
Myself (Reflexive Pronouns)
Mondegreen
Monies
More Than/Over
Myriad
Namesake
Near Miss'
Neither None
Plural Normalcy
Notoriety
Oddities
'Older Than Him'; 'To She and I'
One Of/Among With Plural Verb
'One of the Only'
'Only
' Placement Of
Oral/Verbal
Orient/Orientate
Partake/Participate/Take Part
People/Persons - See Individuals/People/Persons
Per
'Pleaded Guilty'
Pole/Post Position
Police
The Possessive Nouns with Pronouns
Preposition Ending Sentence
Prior to/Before
Rage/Wage
Ravage/Ravish
Raveled Sleave
With an 'A'
A Reader's Potpourri
The Reason Is That
Rebut/Refute
Reference as a Verb
Regard/Regards
Reluctant/Reticent
Remunerate/Renumerate
Replete
Resonate
Reverend
Sequence of Tenses
Series: Changing Numbers
Series
Run-On
Serve/Service
Singular Noun
Plural Pronoun
Sleight/Slight of Hand
'Snuck'
Split Infinitive
Straighten/Straiten
Suspect/Suspected (adj.) Swatch/Swath
Tautology
'That Of
' Omitted
That vs. Which
'They Each'
Till/Until
Tons Was
Tortuous/Torturous
'To She and I' - See 'Older Than Him'
To...To
Toward(s)
Troopers/Troupers
Try And/Try To
Unique
Use/Usage Wangle/Wrangle Weapon(s) Inspector 'Well
' the Adjective
Whence
Where...at
Wherefore
Whether (or not)
Who/Whom
Whose/Of Which
'Woof Down'
You
Understood

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"Jenkins draws upon years of editorial experience and writes in a witty and friendly tone that makes his helpful tome a pleasure to peruse. Who knew reading about the rules of the English language could be this much fun?" --Wesleyan Magazine, Books in Brief