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Misadventures in the English Language

Name: Misadventures in the English Language
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ISBN: 9781782436478

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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 ...Vis mer

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9781782436478

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Michael O'Mara Books Ltd

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2016

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Misadventures in the English Language

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