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Junk English
the new book by Ken Smith
Junk English is terrific ... lively, funny, and impeccably right-minded
... takes mighty whacks in all the right places.... --The Washington Post
...idiosyncratic harrumphing ... Smith has no time for persiflage ... the sword of righteousness smites with a fearsome blade in Junk English.... --The Boston Globe
If Orwell's Politics and the English Language were updated ... it might look like Junk English. Quirky ... will delight language purists.... --Publisher's Weekly
Compact ... reasonably priced ... highly recommended for all libraries and could be considered essential reading in English classes. --Library Journal
...a new Strunk & White ... written in such a humorous, nonthreatening way that it might actually be of some use.... --NYPress
An admirably cranky little book ... refreshingly judgmental ... will make you laugh, and you'll never use effort as a verb again. --Forbes FYI
...small and streamlined, almost a thesaurus of sloppy usage ... deserves a place on the desk of any writer or editor. --Minneapolis Star & Tribune