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Title: Plain Words: A Guide to the Use of English
Author: GOWERS ERNEST
Format: PAPERBACK
Publication date: 27/05/2015
Imprint: PENGUIN BOOKS
Price: $30.00
Publishing status: Active
‘Be short, be simple, be human.’
This classic work is the quintessential guide to writing good clear English. Now updated in a new edition, but with all its original charm, it offers indispensable advice on everything from the correct use of semicolons to avoiding clichés and jargon. It is a vital resource for anyone who wants to write in a strong, plain style, and who recoils from words such as ‘operationalisation’.
‘Vastly informative and indispensable.’ Bill Bryson
‘Who should read this book? Anyone who writes’. Russell Davies, The Oldie
‘Wit, humanity and common sense . . . his central advice should be taped to the screen of anyone sitting down at a computer keyboard.’ Michael Skapinker, Financial Times
‘One thing that makes Gowers such an engaging figure is that he isn’t prissy, priggish or prim. As far as he is concerned, language is a living thing that is constantly changing – and this is just as it should be.’ John Preston,Sunday Telegraph
ISBN: 9780241960349
Pages: 320
Edition: 01