The Dictionary of Disagreeable English: A Curmudgeon's Compendium of Excruciatingly Correct Grammar

The Wall Street Journal
However curmudgeonly, Mr. Fiske betrays a bluff humanitarian spirit. The Dictionary of Disagreeable English is a lovely, sour, virtuous book.

Book Description
This comprehensive dictionary of common misusages lays bare the mistakes we all make every day. Robert Hartwell Fiske, the grumbling grammarian of our time, shows you the definitive right way and wrong way to use language--and illustrates why dictionaries don't always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word. Eliminate laxity in language today by learning from this witty and engaging reference that not only provides you with correct usages, but also explains the worst malapropian sins of public figures and major publications.

About the Author
Robert Hartwell Fiske is editor and publisher of The Vocabula Review, an online journal dedicated to the correct and elegant use of the English language. He is also the author of The Dictionary of Concise Writing and The Dimwit's Dictionary.


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"This comprehensive dictionary of common misusages lays bare the mistakes we all make every day. Robert Hartwell Fiske, the grumbling grammarian of our time, shows you the definitive right way and wrong way to use language - and illustrates why dictionaries don't always provide the correct meaning or usage of a word." Eliminate laxity in language today by learning from this witty and engaging reference that not only provides you with correct usages, but also explains the worst malaproprian sins of public figures and major publications.


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