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Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION 1) ¿I¿ WITNESS: When Words Need Stand-Ins 2) PLURALS BEFORE SWINE: Sometimes There¿s More Than One 3) YOURS TRULY: Possessives and the Possessed 4) ACTION FIGURES: Words That Do the Work 5) WORKING OUT: Action Figures in Action 6) SMALL MIRACLES: Incredible Shrinking Words 7) CASTING A SPELL: How to Be Letter Perfect 8) CAPITAL CRIMES: When Size Matters 9) ENDANGERED LIST: The Bruised, the Abused, and the Misused 10) CONNECTING THE DOTS: All About Punctuation 11) TALES FROM THE CRYPT: Clichés That Just Won¿t Die 12) ONLINE SKATING: The Rules of the Road GRAMMAR TALK: Some Technical Terms and What They Mean INDEX
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English language -- Grammar -- Juvenile literature.
English language -- Usage -- Juvenile literature.