As new words flood into conversations, presentations, e-mail correspondence and Web sites, ever more questions are generated as to how to speak and write correctly. This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers information and advice on punctuation, pronunciation, spelling and grammar, and provides quick answers to everyday language problems.
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• Over 1,500 entries listed in a straightforward A-Z layout, with extensive cross-referencing
• Guidance on usage, jargon and buzzwords
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‘In every sense a good word guide’ -- The Sunday Times
Martin H. Manser received a BA Honours degree in linguistics after studying at the Universities of York, England, and Regensburg, Germany, and went on to gain an M Phil degree for research into the influence of English on Modern German. Since 1980 he has written and worked on over 100 reference books, including The Penguin Writer's Manual, Chambers' Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, the Macmillan Student's Dictionary, The Guinness Book of Words, The Wordsworth Dictionary of Eponyms, and A Dictionary of the Bible.
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