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Harry Blamires has written a book that will help everyone to express themselves clearly and precisely. THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO PLAIN ENGLISH provides a general guide to clear and correct use of English while avoiding all unnecessary recourse to technicalities of grammar and syntax. The reader will be alerted to bad practices currently prevalent and shown how to avoid them.

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Harry Blamires has published works of fiction, theology, English usage and primarily literary criticism. He was Dean of the School of Arts and Sciences at King Alfred's College, Winchester until his recent retirement. He now lives in Keswick in Cumbria.

He is the author of CASSELL GUIDE TO COMMON ERRORS IN ENGLISH and CORRECTING YOUR ENGLISH (Bloomsbury)

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  • PublisherPenguin
  • Publication date2000
  • ISBN 10 0140514309
  • ISBN 13 9780140514308
  • BindingPaperback
  • LanguageEnglish
  • Edition number1
  • Number of pages368

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