The Complete Plain Words
by Ernest Gowers
288 pages· 2002· ISBN 9781567922035
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This classic guide to the intricacies of the English language provides clear, succinct explanations of such topics as jargon, spelling, punctuation, superfluous words, the overuse or misuse of words, sexist language and the ground rules of grammar.
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