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Misadventures in the English Language

Hardcover • 2016 • 1. edition

Misadventures in the English Language

By Caroline Taggart

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About the book

Misadventures in the English Language looks at some of the controversial aspects of English usage - grammar, vocabulary and punctuation - and tries to assess what matters and what doesn't. Looking at why it pays to be precise in your punctuation - the hackneyed examples of 'Let's eat Grandma' and 'Eats, Shoots and Leaves' show how a comma can make all the difference - why tautologies are simply annoying; how corporate speak can actually mean nothing at all; and why naughty, awful, sophisticated ...Show more

Grammar, syntax and morphology

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ISBN

9781782436478

Publisher

Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

Published year

2016

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Edition

1

Original title

Misadventures in the English Language

Format

Hardcover

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