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  • Writing Errors and Their Ways: Correction Strategies for the 21st Century

    Writing Errors and Their Ways by Skerry, Philip J.;

    Correction Strategies for the 21st Century

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    Product details:

    • Publisher Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
    • Date of Publication 12 May 2023
    • Number of Volumes Hardback

    • ISBN 9781475872828
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages132 pages
    • Size 225x147x17 mm
    • Weight 331 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    This book provides examples of changing standards of language correctness.

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    Long description:

    This book examines errors in writing from several different perspectives. The most important perspective is contextual: what may be an error in one kind of writing may not be an error in another kind. Another perspective is a hierarchical one: some errors are more significant than others. A third perspective deals with genres such as fiction vs. nonfiction, written vs spoken language. Throughout the book, the emphasis is on Standard Written American English (SWAE), which is presented as the gold standard of writing. Other factors that affect writing errors are examined in detail, such as the role of social movements and trends. Examples are drawn from the LGBTQO community and the roles of social media. Throughout the text, errors are presented, along with grammatical explanations and correction strategies. The book takes into consideration that language and language standards change, as exemplified by the upheaval in pronoun usage tied to dramatic changes in gender roles and identities.



    Philip Skerry's "Writing Errors and their Ways: Correction Strategies for the 21st Century" is a compact but comprehensive survey of current errors bedeviling Standard Written American English with tools to correct them. Based on up- to-date research, Skerry's book wears its scholarship lightly while giving sound analysis and guidance as regards many of the current usage quandaries. Acknowledging that personal pronouns are in a state of flux because of societal changes, it provides common-sense solutions to these ambiguities. Additionally, Skerry addresses perennial errors such as subject-verb agreement, the who/whom confusion, along with many other mistakes found in today's published and internet language. All this is done with great clarity of presentation supported by cogent examples.

    ?John Covolo, PhD, Professor Emeritus of English, Lakeland Community College

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