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Cargando... Strictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . And Why It Matters (edición 2010)por Simon Heffer
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Simon Heffer enjoys writing in the manner he imagines was current around 1900. Heaven forfend that I should deny a man his private pleasures. But setting out a cavalcade of rules that standard English does not comply with and never did, and representing them as instruction in how to write today, is dishonest. Some linguistic masochists may delight in letting Heffer bully them into compliance with his whims and peeves; but I see this obtusely atavistic book as a perversion of grammatical education.
Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, he makes an impassioned case for correct English and offers practical advice on how to avoid the solecisms and mangled sentences that increasingly pepper everyday speech and writing. If you have ever been guilty of writing different than, if you have ever tortured the language by saying Thank you for asking my friend and I, if you have ever confused imply and infer, then this book will prove essential reading. It will also reassuringly show you that accuracy and clarity need not be the preserve of an elite--they are within the grasp of anyone who is prepared to take the time to master a few simple rules. No se han encontrado descripciones de biblioteca. |
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