- Hardcover: 152 pages
- Publisher: Profile Books, London (2 Sep 2004)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 1861976232
- ISBN-13: 978-1861976239
- Product Dimensions: 18 x 10.6 x 2 cm
- Average Customer Review: 3.1 out of 5 stars See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 537,838 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Independent on Sunday, August 22, 2004
A delightfully eclectic manual that gently guides the reader through the often infuriating vagaries of an evolving language.
The Bookseller, June 18, 2004
A delightful exploration of the English language through spelling.
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By primitivegrrl "primitivegrrl" (Glasgow, Scotland) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell? (Hardcover)
this little book is enjoyable but be warned it is little more than a collection of spelling oddities. Some attempts to help bad-spellers are made but this should not confuse readers into buying it - it really is just a collection of spelling oddities and no more.
7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
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Interesting collection of anecdotes,
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This review is from: Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell? (Hardcover)
Professor Cook helps foreign learners of English grapple with the peculiarities of the language. What we have here is a potpourri without much structure - some interesting historical evolutions, some little quizzes, some real-life examples with photographic evidence, and some repetition. A nice little ditty, but not to be used as a teaching aid.
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
Poor,
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This review is from: Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary: Or Why Can't Anybody Spell? (Hardcover)
I've got to agree with the Amsterdam reviewer - this book is a random hotch-potch of vaguely spelling-related trivia with little structure, humour or educational value. It feels like it was culled from a couple of afternoons on Google. I learnt a little, but not much; this is not in the same class as "Eats, Shoots and Leaves".
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