Title
Good word guide : the fast way to correct English - spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage / edited by Martin H. Manser.
Edition
7th ed.
ISBN
9781408123324
1408123320
Imprint
London : Bloomsbury, 2011
Language
English
Description
1 online resource (xvii, 460 pages)
Call Number
PE1464 .M36 2011eb
Dewey Decimal Classification
428.1
Summary
Our language is changing faster than ever before, thanks to the influence of the media, e-mail, the Internet and text messaging. 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. With a foreword by Martin Cutts, Research Director, Plain.
Access Note
Access restricted to authorized users.
Source of Description
Description based on print version record.
Cover; Title Page; Contents; Foreword; Note on the seventh edition; How to use this book; Guide to pronunciation; Good Word Guide; A; Americanisms; apostrophes; B; brackets; C; colons; commas; countries and peoples; D; dash; E; email; F; foreign words and phrases; G; H; hyphens; I; J; K; L; large numbers; letter writing; M; misspellings; N; non-sexist terms; O; P; parts of speech; place names; plain English; prefixes; punctuation; Q; R; S; spelling; suffixes; T; U; V; verbs (irregular verbs); W; writing tips; X; Y; Z; Your turn; Imprint.
