Grammar For Grown-Ups. Everything You Need To Know But Never Learnt In School

Cover Type: Hardcover
Book Condition: As New
Jacket Condition: None Issued
Publisher: Kyle Cathie
Publisher Place: London
Publisher Year: 2012
Edition: First Edition

Description: 243 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Publishers Description: Do you know how to use semicolons, where to put your apostrophes and when to use commas Do you know the difference between affect and effect, if and whether, or who and whom (Does anyone still say whom) More importantly, do you know why this stuff matters The truth is that if your writing isnt up to scratch, it just wont be taken seriously. So, if youve reached a stage in your career or education where your writing needs to be high quality, Grammar for Grown Ups is a must for your top drawer. Vocational rather than academic, Grammar for Grown Ups is packed with real-life examples and keeps you engaged with a wealth of great quotations from Homer the Greek to Homer the Simpson.Straight talking and methodical, Craig Shrives draws on his years as an intelligence officer as well as over a decade spent compiling his popular grammar website to present a comprehensive but light-hearted and easily digestible grammar reference guide. Find out whether winter should have a capital W, the difference between a hyphen and a dash, where to place your commas and crucial cross-Atlantic differences. Grammar for Grown Ups is perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on half-remembered rules and write with confidence. Originally published under the title Grammar Rules

ISBN: 9780857830807