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Word manuals come in all shapes and sizes. Although these three cover similar ground, they each target different audiences. Guran, a freelance writer and editor, provides some basic guidance on language usage, making clear from the outset her position as a word "user" rather than an expert. This explains the book's accessibility-readers will learn a good deal about terms that often get mistaken for other terms or are simply used incorrectly. However, one still wonders whether some entries may be too elementary given the book's target audience (e.g., while it may be useful for most budding writers to understand the difference between hanged and hung, how many really need the difference between great and grate explained?). Still, the explanations are consistently succinct and are supplemented by useful quotations that illustrate correct usage and provide entertainment and light relief. Although its brevity m...Log In or Sign Up to Read More