The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage - by Rosalie Maggio (Paperback)

Name: The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage - by Rosalie Maggio (Paperback)
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Designed for anyone who works with words, this provides guidelines and a selection of 15,000 alternatives to help recognize bias in the English language, replace stereotypical language and improve communication skills.
About the Author: Rosalie Maggio has been a professional writer and editor for 25 years.
304 Pages
Reference, Dictionaries

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Book Synopsis

Designed for anyone who works with words, this provides guidelines and a selection of 15,000 alternatives to help recognize bias in the English language, replace stereotypical language and improve communication skills. Also included is advice and background perspective on usage or word origin.

About the Author

Rosalie Maggio has been a professional writer and editor for 25 years. She has edited for a college textbook, a university magazine, and trade publishers. She is the author of several books including The Dictionary of Bias-Free Usage (first published in 1987 by Oryx Press as The Nonsexist Word Finder: A Dictionary of Gender-Free Usage.) and the popular book How to Say It. Ms. Maggio has won numerous book awards.

Dimensions (Overall): 8.92 Inches (H) x 5.94 Inches (W) x .75 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.2 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 304

Genre: Reference

Sub-Genre: Dictionaries

Publisher: Greenwood

Format: Paperback

Author: Rosalie Maggio

Language: English

Street Date: June 26, 1991

TCIN: 1008289746

UPC: 9780897746533

Item Number (DPCI): 247-14-6046

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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Estimated ship weight: 1.2 pounds

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