The Oxford Essential Guide to the English Language
By John Ayto.
Description
This is a new edition of the "The Oxford School A-Z of English". This reference book should answer all the questions readers may have on problematic words, their meaning, use, spelling, pronunciation and their grammatical functions. Alphabetically ordered for easy reference, it gives guidance on how to speak and write correctly and effectively. The book aims to be approachable and jargon-free, and makes unambiguous usage recommendations. The guide contains about 2000 entries of individual words which create problems because of their: confusability (eg accept and except); spelling ...
ISBN(s)
0199105197, 9780199105199
