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Accomodating Brocolli in the Cemetary
Product Group: Book
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd (2004-09-02)
ISBN: 1861976232
EAN: 9781861976239
Hardcover: 160 pages
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Customer Reviews
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Poor
Rating  (1)
Date: 2006-02-04
4 out of 4 customers found this reveiw helpful
I've got to agree with the Amsterdam reviewer - this book is a random hotch-potch of vaguely spelling-related trivia with little structure, humour or educational value. It feels like it was culled from a couple of afternoons on Google. I learnt a little, but not much; this is not in the same class as "Eats, Shoots and Leaves".
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Pleasing...
Rating  (3)
Date: 2005-06-16
8 out of 8 customers found this reveiw helpful
this little book is enjoyable but be warned it is little more than a collection of spelling oddities. Some attempts to help bad-spellers are made but this should not confuse readers into buying it - it really is just a collection of spelling oddities and no more.
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Interesting collection of anecdotes
Rating (3)
Date: 2005-01-16
7 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
Professor Cook helps foreign learners of English grapple with the peculiarities of the language. What we have here is a potpourri without much structure - some interesting historical evolutions, some little quizzes, some real-life examples with photographic evidence, and some repetition. A nice little ditty, but not to be used as a teaching aid.
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an interesting and subtle, yet informative book
Rating  (4)
Date: 2005-01-01
2 out of 7 customers found this reveiw helpful
I found this book innovative, clever and refreshing, as well as intruguing and informative. I thoroughly enjoyed it - it is a must for students, teachers, and poor spellers alike.
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Puzzled
Rating  (5)
Date: 2004-11-25
13 out of 22 customers found this reveiw helpful
I was surprised and disappointed to see the poor review from a reviewer from Amsterdam. I am always looking for anything that might help my students (I teach basic skills in prisons). I thought this might be good as the BBC have mentioned it in the context of the "Hard Spell" programme. Perhaps people from Holland would find a book on Dutch spellings more helpful than one on English? I'll give it a try anyway!
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Retail Price: £9.99
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