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Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English [Paperback] Trask, R L Paperback - 2002
by Trask, R L
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- Title Mind the Gaffe: The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English [Paperback] Trask, R L
- Author Trask, R L
- Binding Paperback
- Edition New Ed
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Books, United Kingdom
- Date 2002-07-25
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0112093
- ISBN 9780140514766 / 0140514767
- Weight 0.32 lbs (0.15 kg)
- Dimensions 0.04 x 0.04 x 0.67 in (0.10 x 0.10 x 1.70 cm)
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002327119
- Dewey Decimal Code 423.1
Summary
Can anything be described as 'very real'? There are so many obstacles on the way to writing clear, precise ('accurate'?) English ('english'?) that it is a wonder ('wander'?) anyone ('any one' or 'anyone'?) can be understood. Fortunately, all those who have ever feared being shown up by using one of the twenty worst words and phrases to be avoided at all costs, or confusing the complex with the complicated, can now relax and even enjoy a trouble-shooting guide to good writing. Trask's wonderfully readable and authoritative book adjudicates on hundreds of contentious issues from politically correct language to whether to write 'napkin' or 'serviette'.