Mind the Gaffe!: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Usage Dispatches Editions now updated with an afterword

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Mind the Gaffe!: A Troubleshooter's Guide to English Style and Usage Dispatches Editions now updated with an afterwordA linguist with attitude, R. L. Trask was a steadfast soldier in the never ending War of Words, fighting the good fight for standard written English. Revered for its insight and legendary for its cheek, Trask's Mind the Gaffe is an indispensable guidebook for wordsmiths and language mavens of every stripe, providing safe passage through the ubiquitous minefields of improper usage. Artiste: This pretentious word . . . commonly means fraud pretending to