I BEFORE E, EXCEPT AFTER C: SPELLING FOR THE ALPHABETICALLY CHALLENGED

Book ID/图书代码： 14780008B22011

English Summary/英文概要： Bad Spellers Of The World . . . Untie! Unite! Are you a victim of text messaging, typing “CU L8R” instead of “See you later”? Do mysterious voices tell you to use “their” and “there” interchangeably? Don’t know the difference between “its” and “it’s”? Have you often had to deal with, um… embarrassing vowel movements? Suffer no more—help is on the way!
Meet Dr. Laurie E. Rozakis—professor, best-selling author, English expert, and reformed terrible speller. Having corrected the many errors of her ways, she has a mission: to convert even the world’s worst English speller into an incredible spelling machine.
Like a ketchup stain on your best suit, bad spelling can instantly ruin a first impression. In fact, poor spelling can hold you back—in school, in your career, and even in your personal life. Great spelling, on the other hand, boosts confidence and success.
I Before E Except After C can save even the most alphabetically challenged. In this entertaining, indispensable guide, anyone who’s forgotten—or never learned—their way around English can quickly get up to speed.
You’ll discover:
The top 50 most misspelled words and how to fix them
50+ “hard” words that’ll immediately power up your spelling IQ
Painless step-by-step exercises
Memory joggers
How a celebrity superstar and a U.S. Vice President trashed their reputations with lousy spelling
. . . And much more!
Using amusing quizzes, humorous tests, and “MadLibs”-type exercises, I Before E Except After C will help you get into perfect spelling shape. It’s never too soon—or too late!

Chinese Summary/中文概要： 全世界的单词拼写弱者，团结起来！团结起来！你是短信的受害者吗？你会用“CU L8R”，而不用“See you later”吗？“their”和“there”的完全相同的发音会让你经常互用它们，不分彼此吗？你难道不知道“its”和“it’s”的区别吗？面对诸多元音发音，你是不是觉得令人为难，难以应付？你的这些痛苦遭遇将会以去不复返——帮助和希望就在前头！
会会劳瑞·罗扎斯基博士吧！她是畅销书作家，英语专家。她拼写单词曾特差劲，不过她现在已完全脱胎换骨，是个拼写高手。她用自己的方法纠正了拼写中的错误，她的使命是：将世界上最烂的英语拼写改造成不可思议的拼写机器。
糟糕的拼写技能如同你最好看的套装上的番茄酱污渍，有损你给别人留下的第一印象。其实，差劲的拼写会在学业上，工作中，甚至你的个人生活中成为你的绊脚石。相反，出色拼写才能会激发你的自信心，促使你成功。此书可以拯救最糟糕的拼写者，拥有这本富有情趣的，不可或缺的指南，任何人，即使他忘记了自己曾经学英语的方法，或是甚至从未学过，也可以迅速后来居上。你可以发现:
最易拼错的50个单词及如何纠正这些错误
50个超难拼的单词将会显著增强你的拼写智商，效果立竿见影
轻松的按部就班的练习
记忆训练
差劲的拼写如何使名人和美国副总统的形象大打折扣
. . .以及更多！
此书运用有趣幽默的小测验和“MadLibs”练习（一个用词语来创造幽默效果的游戏），将会助你渐进完美拼写的佳境。学拼写单词永远不会太早，也永远不会太迟。

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About the Author/作者介绍： Dr. Laurie E. Rozakis earned her Ph.D. in English and American Literature from the State University of New York at Stony Brook. A full professor of English at Farmingdale State College, Dr. Rozakis has published over 100 books, including The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Grammar and Style, The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Creative Writing, Vocabulary for Dummies, and The Portable Jewish Mother: Guilt, Food, and . . . When Are You Giving Me Grandchildren? Dr. Rozakis frequently appears on television, including Live with Regis and Kelly, The CBS Morning Show, Good Day, New York, Metro Relationships, and Fox Personal F/X. Her career and books have been profiled in The New York Times, the New York Daily News, Time magazine, and the Chicago Tribune.
劳瑞E.罗扎基斯博士毕业于纽约州立大学石溪分校并荣获英美文学博士学位。她目前在位于法明代尔的纽约州立大学科技学院担任英语教授，已经出版上百部作品，包括“阿呆系列”之《语法和风格完全傻瓜指导》，《创造性写作完全傻瓜指导，哑巴词汇手册〉等。罗扎基斯博士经常受邀出现在各类电视节目中，如哥伦比亚广播公司的《瑞金斯凯莉秀》，《CBS早间秀》；福克斯电视台的《美好的一天》、《纽约》和Metro Relationships以及Personal F/X。《纽约时报》、《纽约日报》、《时代周刊》和《芝加哥论坛》等都曾广泛报道她的事迹及其作品。

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