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Right Words: A Guide to English Usage in Australia - Softcover

Murray-Smith, Stephen

 
9780670828258: Right Words: A Guide to English Usage in Australia

Synopsis

With wit and erudition, stephen murray-smith leads us through the tangle of alternative spellings, difficult pronunciations, misquotations and confused meanings. He explains the terminology of real estate agents. He sets out clearly the basic rules of grammar and punctuation. In longer entries he discusses and gives guideance on issues such as sexism in language. Particularly valuable is the pairing of words likely to be confused such as compose and comprise, flaunt and flout.

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