{"id":5300,"date":"2016-08-01T15:03:48","date_gmt":"2016-08-01T20:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=5300"},"modified":"2018-08-21T01:06:42","modified_gmt":"2018-08-21T06:06:42","slug":"youre-saying-it-wrong-book-review","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/parentingzoo.com\/members\/?p=5300","title":{"rendered":"You&#8217;re Saying It Wrong &#8211; Book Review"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Youre-Saying-Wrong-Pronunciation-Words\/dp\/0399578080\/ref=as_li_ss_il?s=books&amp;ie=UTF8&amp;qid=1480611179&amp;sr=1-1&amp;keywords=you're+saying+it+wrong&amp;linkCode=li3&amp;tag=funevents4gir-20&amp;linkId=a7c599a2a060fc15a521dc81ae637d36\" target=\"_blank\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft\" src=\"\/\/ws-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/widgets\/q?_encoding=UTF8&amp;ASIN=0399578080&amp;Format=_SL250_&amp;ID=AsinImage&amp;MarketPlace=US&amp;ServiceVersion=20070822&amp;WS=1&amp;tag=funevents4gir-20\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"border: none !important; margin: 0px !important;\" src=\"https:\/\/ir-na.amazon-adsystem.com\/e\/ir?t=funevents4gir-20&amp;l=li3&amp;o=1&amp;a=0399578080\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/>Book Title:  You&#8217;re Saying It Wrong Authors:  Ross and Kathryn Petras Published by:  Ten Speed Press <a href=\"http:\/\/amzn.to\/2gZ7Wm7\">Purchase on Amazon (click here) <\/a> <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Amazon info:  <b>For word nerds and grammar geeks,  <a href=\"http:\/\/www.alter48.fr\/nike-tn-pas-cher-homme.html\">nike tn pas cher homme<\/a> a witty guide to the most commonly mispronounced words, along with their correct pronunciations and pithy forays into their fascinating etymologies and histories of use and misuse.<\/b> With wit and good humor, this handy little book not only saves us from sticky linguistic situations but also provides fascinating cocktail-party-ready anecdotes. 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