A Guide to Good English in the 1980s

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The language is in rude health so long as we can go on using it, abusing it, complaining about it, and changing it in so many rich and varied ways.
Philip Howard
Listening to the 8 o'clock news on the wireless this morning, I was appalled to hear that two infinitives had been spUt within three minutes of each other.
Letter to the BBC
When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split
Raymond Chandler
It is one thing to use language; it is quite another thing to understand how it works.
Anthony Burgess
A Guide to Good English in the 1980s takes a cool objective look at the standard dos and don'ts of grammar and vocabulary. It relates them to the English used by some of the best writers, speakers and broadcasters today. The balanced approach of the book is enlivened by Gray Jolliffe's brilliant 'linguistic' cartoons.
Difficulties over grammar and pronunciation are explained simply and clearly. For the first time, there is open advice about... Tovább

Fülszöveg

The language is in rude health so long as we can go on using it, abusing it, complaining about it, and changing it in so many rich and varied ways.
Philip Howard
Listening to the 8 o'clock news on the wireless this morning, I was appalled to hear that two infinitives had been spUt within three minutes of each other.
Letter to the BBC
When I split an infinitive, God damn it, I split it so it will stay split
Raymond Chandler
It is one thing to use language; it is quite another thing to understand how it works.
Anthony Burgess
A Guide to Good English in the 1980s takes a cool objective look at the standard dos and don'ts of grammar and vocabulary. It relates them to the English used by some of the best writers, speakers and broadcasters today. The balanced approach of the book is enlivened by Gray Jolliffe's brilliant 'linguistic' cartoons.
Difficulties over grammar and pronunciation are explained simply and clearly. For the first time, there is open advice about four-letter words, sexist words, racist words and other aspects of English that are usually glossed over.
A Guide to Good English in the 1980s will help with any hang-ups you encounter over the use of English. It is written in a warm person-to-person style, with a marvellous collection of examples and quotations.
This is an authoritative reference book you will enjoy reading from cover to cover, and it will leave you with valuable new insights into the English language. Vissza