Quite Literally: Problem Words and How to use Them
Autor Wynford Hicksen Limba Engleză Hardback – 4 iun 2004
In Quite Literally, Wynford Hicks answers questions like:
- What's an alibi, a bete noire, a celibate, a dilemma?
- Should underway be two words?
- Is the word 'meretricious' worth using at all?
- How do you spell realise - with an s or a z - and should bete be bête?
- Should you split infinitives, end sentences with prepositions, start them with conjunctions?
- What about four-letter words, euphemisms, foreign words, Americanizms, clichés, slang, jargon?
- And does the Queen speak the Queen's English?
Practical and fun, whether to improve your writing for professional purposes or simply enjoy exploring the highways and byways of English usage, readers from all walks of life will find this book both invaluable and enjoyable.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780415320191
ISBN-10: 0415320194
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: 1 illustration
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 0415320194
Pagini: 268
Ilustrații: 1 illustration
Dimensiuni: 129 x 198 x 26 mm
Greutate: 0.41 kg
Ediția:1
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
General, Professional, and UndergraduateNotă biografică
Wynford Hicks is a freelance journalist and editorial trainer specialising in the use of English, subediting and writing styles. He is the author of the successful English for Journalists and Writing for Journalists and the joint author of Subediting for Journalists, all published by Routledge. He now lives in France.
Recenzii
'Hicks has a good eye for otiose construction and puffed-up words ... he trawls contemporary literature, blue pencil poised, marking down Margaret Drabble, Jonathan Franzen and even the Queen' - Times Literary Supplement
'Hicks' book is a useful and entertaining addition to any home or school library' - The Teacher
'For any language enthusiast, this is so entertaining you can't put it down' - Mantex book reviews
'This handy book should stand on the desk of anyone engaged in written communication' - Church Times, The Church of England Newspaper
'Wynford Hicks really does have a way with words ... the correct way. Whether you want to improve your writing for professional purposes or just want to know more about our native language this book provides excellent value.' - Sunday Sun
'Hicks' book is a useful and entertaining addition to any home or school library' - The Teacher
'For any language enthusiast, this is so entertaining you can't put it down' - Mantex book reviews
'This handy book should stand on the desk of anyone engaged in written communication' - Church Times, The Church of England Newspaper
'Wynford Hicks really does have a way with words ... the correct way. Whether you want to improve your writing for professional purposes or just want to know more about our native language this book provides excellent value.' - Sunday Sun
Descriere
Should you split infinitives? Can you end sentences with prepositions? Does the Queen speak the Queen's English? This is practical and fun, to improve your writing for professional purposes or simply enjoy exploring the highways and byways of English usage