
The Trouble With Words
A Commonplace Book
Maxine Ruvinsky(Author)
Maxine Ruvinsky (Publisher)
Published on 1. August 2022
Book
Paperback/Softback
292 pages
978-1-7782249-0-4 (ISBN)
Description
The Trouble With Words: A Commonplace Book uses an ancient technique--the commonplace book--to address issues of learning and language use in contemporary society.
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Language
English
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
431 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-7782249-0-4 (9781778224904)
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Maxine Ruvinsky is a retired journalist and professor of journalism. She holds a PhD in Comparative Literature from McGill University in Montreal, and worked for decades in print journalism before moving west to teach journalism at a small BC university's School of Journalism. She is the author of several books published by Oxford University Press: Practical Grammar, Practical Writing, and Investigative Reporting in Canada. In 2015, she came home to Montreal, where she continues to write, mostly for pleasure.