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  • Published: 30 June 2005
  • ISBN: 9780141941356
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336
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Penguin Writers' Guides: How to Write Better English



Essential mass market guides for those getting to grips with these areas for the first time or those who need to brush up on their skills.

The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively.

This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, common errors and misconceptions, choosing the right level of expression, differences between British and American English, and political correctness. It also discusses various uses of language, from creative writing, CVs and reports to verbal presentations, and business and personal letters, with many useful suggestions for accurate and fluent English.

  • Published: 30 June 2005
  • ISBN: 9780141941356
  • Imprint: Penguin eBooks
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 336
Categories:

About the author

Robert Allen

Robert Allen is an experienced lexicographer and writer on language. He edited a major new edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary, was an associate editor of the Oxford Companion to English Language and directed work on Chambers 21st Century Dictionary. He has written an updated version of Fowler's Modern English Usage and has contributed articles on the modern use of English in English Today. He is the consultant editor for all Penguin English Dictionaries.

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