English First

<p>Communicating the importance of proper diction for Christians in <i>English First</i> author Pan Troglodytes provides a guide for learning to talk and write like a humble Christian in American English. Using both the Bible and the dictionary as resources Troglodytes shows how to avoid using vogue words jargon redundancies and other overly contrived complicated or awkward words that make people look pretentious conceited ignorant and foolish.</p><p><i>English First </i>provides a host of examples to help speakers and writers keep their speech and writing plain and simple. It discusses misuses and mispronunciations of words and explains their true meaning and use in American English. For example the word <i>heinous </i>is pronounced haynus not heenus. Th e word <i>comprise </i>means includes consists of or contains; it does not mean makes up. The whole comprises its parts-the parts make up or compose the whole.</p><p>In addition to coaching Christians to speak correctly and simply <i>English First </i>provides an interpretation of words phrases and passages in the Bible that speak to today's issues of abortion homosexuality and corporal punishment in child rearing.</p>