Description
'In every sense, a good word guide' Times Educational Supplement
'This intelligent guide is an essential addition to the bookshelves of all readers and writers' Good Book Guide
Our language is changing faster than ever before. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and informal English, raising ever more questions as to how to speak and write correctly.
This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers information and advice on spelling, grammar, punctuation, pronunciation, confusables and the latest buzzwords and provides clear, straightforward answers to everyday language problems. This edition contains a new feature: 'Your Turn' sections - new interactive quizzes for the reader to test their own knowledge of grammar, plain English, punctuation, spelling and usage - a perfect resource for language courses.
Endorsed by the Plain Language Commission.
Author: Martin Manser
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/25/2011
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.97d
ISBN13: 9781408122945
ISBN10: 1408122944
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
'This intelligent guide is an essential addition to the bookshelves of all readers and writers' Good Book Guide
Our language is changing faster than ever before. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and informal English, raising ever more questions as to how to speak and write correctly.
This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers information and advice on spelling, grammar, punctuation, pronunciation, confusables and the latest buzzwords and provides clear, straightforward answers to everyday language problems. This edition contains a new feature: 'Your Turn' sections - new interactive quizzes for the reader to test their own knowledge of grammar, plain English, punctuation, spelling and usage - a perfect resource for language courses.
Endorsed by the Plain Language Commission.
Author: Martin Manser
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Published: 07/25/2011
Pages: 480
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.03lbs
Size: 7.81h x 5.06w x 0.97d
ISBN13: 9781408122945
ISBN10: 1408122944
BISAC Categories:
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Style Manuals
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Spelling & Vocabulary
- Language Arts & Disciplines | Grammar & Punctuation
About the Author
Martin Manser is a Language Trainer and Consultant and has edited and authored many guides on language for a range of publishers including Penguin, Chambers, Collins and OUP.
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