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Better Spelling in 30 Minutes a Day Better English Series
Emery, Robert W.; Crosby, Harry H.
The Career Press
1564142027
9781564142023
9780585313948
English
English language--Orthography and spelling.
1995
PE1145.2.E44 1995eb
428.1
English language--Orthography and spelling.
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Better Spelling In 30 Minutes a Day
By Robert W. Emery
and Harry H. Crosby
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Copyright © 1994 by Harper Collins College Publishers Trade edition published 1995 by The Career Press, Inc.
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BETTER SPELLING IN 30 MINUTES A DAY
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Emery, Robert W.
Better spelling in 30 minutes a day / by Robert W. Emery and Harry
H. Crosby.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 1-56414-202-7 (pbk.)
1. English languageOrthography and spelling. I. Crosby, Harry
H. II. Title.
PE1145.2.E44 1995
428.1dc20
95-4818
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Contents
Chapter 1
Diagnostics
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1.1 The Importance of Spelling
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1.2 Programmed Instruction
4
1.3 Diagnosis
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1.4 Summary
Chapter 2
Proofreading
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2.1 Proofreading
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2.2 Phonics
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2.3 Diacritical Marks
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2.4 Syllabification
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2.5 The "Spelling Fix": S-P-E-L-L
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2.6 Use of the Dictionary
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2.7 Summary
Chapter 3
Three Major Rules
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3.1 Ei or ie?
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3.2 Final Consonants: Single or Double?
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3.3 Forming Plurals of Nouns
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3.4 Summary
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Chapter 4
Words Commonly Confused
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4.1 The Most Commonly Confused Words
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4.2 More Commonly Confused Words
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4.3 Summary
Chapter 5
Beginnings, Endings and Apostrophes
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5.1 Spelling Words with Prefixes, Suffixes and Apostrophes
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5.2 Summary
Chapter 6
Phonics
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6.1 Phonics and Spelling
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6.2 Summary
Chapter 7
Outlaws
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7.1 Spelling Outlaws
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7.2 Outlaw Forms
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7.3 Silent Letter Outlaws
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7.4 Four Esoteric Outlaws
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7.5 Thirty of the Hardest Outlaws in English
134
7.6 Outlaws with Special Diacritical Marks
137
7.7 Summary
Chapter 8
Finishing Touches
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8.1 Key Words in College Papers
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8.2 Spelling Errors That Really Hurt
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8.3 Correct Spellings That Really Impress People
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8.4 Spelling Proper Nouns
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8.5 Spelling Place Names

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