Troublesome Words
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A guide to the problems of English usage and spelling. It lets you discover whether you should care about split infinitives, or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say 'an historic day'. Wh...
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A guide to the problems of English usage and spelling. It lets you discover whether you should care about split infinitives, or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say 'an historic day'. What is the difference between mean and median, blatant and flagrant, flout and flaunt? Is it whodunnit or whodunit? Do you know? Are you sure?With Troublesome Words, journalist and bestselling travel-writer Bill Bryson gives us a clear, concise and entertaining guide to the problems of English usage and spelling that has been an indispensable companion to those who work with the written word for over twenty years. So if you want to discover whether you should care about split infinitives, are cursed with an uncontrollable outbreak of commas or were wondering if that newsreader was right to say ''an historic day'', this superb book is the place to find out.
Detaljer
Forlag
Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN
9780141040394
Sprog
Engelsk
Sider
256
Udgivelsesdato
01-10-2009
Format
Paperback
Varenr.
1649170
EAN nr.
9780141040394
Varegruppe
Engelsk non fiction div.
Højde/Dybde (mm)
129
Bredde (mm)
197
Længde (mm)
17
Vægt (g)
182