Author: Véronique Mazet
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071788255
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating those annoying and frustrating French bloopers Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting false cognates are just a few of the blunders English-speaking French-language learners commonly make. In Correct Your French Blunders, veteran French teacher Véronique Mazet identifies these and other common trouble spots and clearly explains the reasons behind them. You will discover how grammar patterns of French differ from those of English and why trying to translate word for word, structure for structure, from English, can lead to big trouble. You will learn to break bad habits and correct your mistakes while developing a much more natural feel for French language patterns with the help of: More than 1,000 highlighted examples of common blunders to avoid A free app available on iTunes for interactive practice for obliterating those blunders Numerous examples and practical exercises Quick-reference panels for checking correct tense forms A "Hall of Shame" compendium of bad errors to recognize and correct
Correct Your French Blunders
Author: Véronique Mazet
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071788255
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating those annoying and frustrating French bloopers Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting false cognates are just a few of the blunders English-speaking French-language learners commonly make. In Correct Your French Blunders, veteran French teacher Véronique Mazet identifies these and other common trouble spots and clearly explains the reasons behind them. You will discover how grammar patterns of French differ from those of English and why trying to translate word for word, structure for structure, from English, can lead to big trouble. You will learn to break bad habits and correct your mistakes while developing a much more natural feel for French language patterns with the help of: More than 1,000 highlighted examples of common blunders to avoid A free app available on iTunes for interactive practice for obliterating those blunders Numerous examples and practical exercises Quick-reference panels for checking correct tense forms A "Hall of Shame" compendium of bad errors to recognize and correct
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071788255
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 384
Book Description
A witty, fast-paced guide to eliminating those annoying and frustrating French bloopers Mixing genders, inverting subjects and objects, and trusting false cognates are just a few of the blunders English-speaking French-language learners commonly make. In Correct Your French Blunders, veteran French teacher Véronique Mazet identifies these and other common trouble spots and clearly explains the reasons behind them. You will discover how grammar patterns of French differ from those of English and why trying to translate word for word, structure for structure, from English, can lead to big trouble. You will learn to break bad habits and correct your mistakes while developing a much more natural feel for French language patterns with the help of: More than 1,000 highlighted examples of common blunders to avoid A free app available on iTunes for interactive practice for obliterating those blunders Numerous examples and practical exercises Quick-reference panels for checking correct tense forms A "Hall of Shame" compendium of bad errors to recognize and correct
French Grammar For Dummies
Author: Veronique Mazet
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118502485
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage. Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book Use the French language confidently and correctly Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons
ISBN: 1118502485
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 389
Book Description
The easy way to master French grammar French Grammar For Dummies is a logical extension and complement to the successful language learning book, French For Dummies. In plain English, it teaches you the grammatical rules of the French language, including parts of speech, sentence construction, pronouns, adjectives, punctuation, stress and verb tenses, and moods. Throughout the book, you get plenty of practice opportunities to help you on your goal of mastering basic French grammar and usage. Grasp the grammatical rules of French including parts of speech, sentence construction, and verb tenses Enhance your descriptive speech with adverbs, adjectives, and prepositions Benefit from plenty of practice opportunities throughout the book Use the French language confidently and correctly Whether you're a student studying French or a professional looking to get ahead of the pack by learning a second language, French Grammar For Dummies is your hands-on guide to quickly and painlessly master the written aspect of this popular language.
Correct Your Italian Blunders
Author: Marcel Danesi
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071472150
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Examines common errors for sentence structure, word formation, and pronunciation. With exercises and answers to help avoid them. For self-study and developing grammar, vocabulary, writing and pronunciation skills.
Publisher: McGraw Hill Professional
ISBN: 0071472150
Category : Foreign Language Study
Languages : en
Pages : 321
Book Description
Examines common errors for sentence structure, word formation, and pronunciation. With exercises and answers to help avoid them. For self-study and developing grammar, vocabulary, writing and pronunciation skills.
Scientific Blunders
Author: R. M. Youngson
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN: 9780786705948
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Covers the flat earth theory, the Piltdown Man, the Tay bridge collapse, Chernobyl, cold fusion, and the Hubble space telescope mistake.
Publisher: Carroll & Graf Pub
ISBN: 9780786705948
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 338
Book Description
Covers the flat earth theory, the Piltdown Man, the Tay bridge collapse, Chernobyl, cold fusion, and the Hubble space telescope mistake.
Brilliant Blunders
Author: Mario Livio
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192375
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1439192375
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 352
Book Description
"Drawing on the lives of five great scientists -- Charles Darwin, William Thomson (Lord Kelvin), Linus Pauling, Fred Hoyle and Albert Einstein -- scientist/author Mario Livio shows how even the greatest scientists made major mistakes and how science built on these errors to achieve breakthroughs, especially into the evolution of life and the universe"--
Historical Blunders
Author: Geoffrey Regan
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ranging from classical Greece and Rome to the Cold War era, the author takes readers on a lively tour of historical mishaps and miscalculations, from the Dutch prince who set up his own death to the Romanian dictator who made his dog a colonel in the army.
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Ranging from classical Greece and Rome to the Cold War era, the author takes readers on a lively tour of historical mishaps and miscalculations, from the Dutch prince who set up his own death to the Romanian dictator who made his dog a colonel in the army.
Sixty Million Frenchmen Can’t Be Wrong
Author: Jean-Benoit Nadeau
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402230575
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"Sixty Million Frenchmen does its job marvelously well. After reading it, you may still think the French are arrogant, aloof, and high-handed, but you will know why." --Wall Street Journal
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402230575
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
"Sixty Million Frenchmen does its job marvelously well. After reading it, you may still think the French are arrogant, aloof, and high-handed, but you will know why." --Wall Street Journal
Etiquette: The Least You Need to Know
Author: Jamila Musayeva
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780578447704
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Have you ever heard this saying? Before we get a chance to say a word, our gestures and manners have already spoken for us. Though some of the rules of good manners change, others remain constant. This book is about the constants: the least you need to know to make a good first impression. As Clarence Thomas once said, "Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot." Use this book as a master key to open those doors.
Publisher: R. R. Bowker
ISBN: 9780578447704
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 148
Book Description
"You never get a second chance to make a first impression." Have you ever heard this saying? Before we get a chance to say a word, our gestures and manners have already spoken for us. Though some of the rules of good manners change, others remain constant. This book is about the constants: the least you need to know to make a good first impression. As Clarence Thomas once said, "Good manners will open doors that the best education cannot." Use this book as a master key to open those doors.
World's Dumbest Crooks
Author: Allan Zullo
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439643573
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
You won't believe some of the bird-brained things people have done. This book is packed with stories that are ridiculous, outrageous--and true!
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780439643573
Category : Crime
Languages : en
Pages : 100
Book Description
You won't believe some of the bird-brained things people have done. This book is packed with stories that are ridiculous, outrageous--and true!
Olives, Lemons and Za'atar
Author: Rawia Bishara
Publisher: Kyle Books
ISBN: 9780857837578
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tangy lemony tabbouleh, smoky, rich baba ghanouj, beautifully spiced lamb shank...the recipes in Olives, Lemons & Za'atar provide something irresistible for every occasion. These dishes represent the flavors of Rawia's Middle Eastern childhood with recipes copied faithfully from family cookbooks (her mother's most treasured harissa), and then developed with a creative flourish of her own. Her food is deeply personal and so she includes the classics but also the Mediterranean influences that come from summer holidays in Spain and living in Bay Ridge, the old Italian neighbourhood in Brooklyn. The result is a sensational cross-cultural mix and provides you with everything you need to enjoy the best home cooking and share the most convivial Middle Eastern hospitality.
Publisher: Kyle Books
ISBN: 9780857837578
Category : Cooking
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Tangy lemony tabbouleh, smoky, rich baba ghanouj, beautifully spiced lamb shank...the recipes in Olives, Lemons & Za'atar provide something irresistible for every occasion. These dishes represent the flavors of Rawia's Middle Eastern childhood with recipes copied faithfully from family cookbooks (her mother's most treasured harissa), and then developed with a creative flourish of her own. Her food is deeply personal and so she includes the classics but also the Mediterranean influences that come from summer holidays in Spain and living in Bay Ridge, the old Italian neighbourhood in Brooklyn. The result is a sensational cross-cultural mix and provides you with everything you need to enjoy the best home cooking and share the most convivial Middle Eastern hospitality.