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Paperback. Examines issues, such as test design, the rating process, validity, measurement, and the social dimension of language testing. This book looks at both traditional and modern forms of language assessment, and the challenges posed by various views. Series Editor(s): Widdowson, H. G. Series: Oxford Introduction to Language Study ELT. Num Pages: 156 pages, black and white illustrations. BIC Classification: CBG; EL. Category: (L) ELT / TEFL. Dimension: 260 x 138 x 9. Weight in Grams: 180.
Publisher
Oxford University Press, USA
Number of pages
156
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780194372220
ISBN
9780194372220
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 47.83

Paperback. With over 250 exercises that teach you the basics and test your skills on topics ranging from noun and verb agreement to correcting the most common spelling errors, this guide offers the information you need to become a grammar pro and the best writer you can be. Num Pages: 256 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 203 x 16. Weight in Grams: 378. A One-Stop Practice and Exercise Book for Perfect Writing. 256 pages. With over 250 exercises that teach you the basics and test your skills on topics ranging from noun and verb agreement to correcting the most common spelling errors, this guide offers the information you need to become a grammar pro and the best writer you can be. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Dimension: 230 x 203 x 16. Weight: 472.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Publisher
Adams Media
Edition
Workbook
Number of pages
256
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440530067
ISBN
9781440530067
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 16.07

Hardcover. .
Publisher
Merlin Unwin Books
Number of pages
112
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Condition
New
SKU
V9781906122546
ISBN
9781906122546
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 11.99
€ 10.87

Paperback. A guide to English grammar and usage for the twenty-first century, pairing grammar rules with interesting and humorous quotations from American popular culture. Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 212 x 141 x 29. Weight in Grams: 444.
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780190215286
ISBN
9780190215286
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 20.99

Paperback. What is the difference between amend and emend, between imply and infer, and between uninterested and disinterested? When should one put owing to rather than due to? Why should the temptation to write actually, basically or at this moment in time always be strenuously resisted? This book deals with these questions. Num Pages: 400 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 130 x 198 x 25. Weight in Grams: 280.
Publisher
Random House UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
Reprint
Condition
New
SKU
V9780099558460
ISBN
9780099558460
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 15.06

Paperback. Num Pages: 367 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 279 x 200 x 22. Weight in Grams: 874.
Publisher
Akademiai Kiado Hungary
Number of pages
367
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Edition
with extra glossary
Condition
New
SKU
V9789630589338
ISBN
9789630589338
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 51.99
€ 49.83

Paperback. The most compendious collection of words for aspiring scholars, this book will help you hold your own in intellectual discourse. Featuring 2,400 sophisticated, obscure, and obtuse terms, each page will teach you the definitions you need to know to lock academic horns with the clerisy Num Pages: 332 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 203 x 152 x 22. Weight in Grams: 342.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Publisher
Adams Media
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440591068
ISBN
9781440591068
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 19.99
€ 19.57

Paperback. "..a superb guide to the intricacies of the language..provides clear distinctions between and among confusing words but does so in a light and often humorous manner. Such a book is especially useful to journalism students, and even practicing journalists." |s John C. Merrill, Professor Emeritus of Journalism, University of Missouri Num Pages: 546 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJ; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 216 x 137 x 19. Weight in Grams: 402.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1991
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Number of pages
546
Condition
New
SKU
V9780822630111
ISBN
9780822630111
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.18

Paperback. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 175 x 124 x 10. Weight in Grams: 113.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Dover Publications Inc. United States
Number of pages
112
Condition
New
SKU
V9780486481142
ISBN
9780486481142
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 9.37

Paperback. Presents a fresh edition Plain Words, that was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. This guide reflects numerous changes that took place in English usage. It features a private archive. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (L) ELT / TEFL; (P) Professional & Vocational; (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 199 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 242.
Publisher
PENGUIN BOOKS
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9780241960349
ISBN
9780241960349
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.90

Paperback. Effective and easy to follow, this step-by-step guide aims to dispel the mysteries of punctuation and prove a useful aid to writing clear English. Num Pages: 176 pages, bibliography, index. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 125 x 12. Weight in Grams: 136.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1997
Publisher
Penguin
Condition
New
SKU
9780140513660
ISBN
9780140513660
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 11.14

Paperback. A guide to the grammatical laws and idiosyncrasies that govern the English Language. It is suitable for linguists, English Language students, and those who write in English. Num Pages: 160 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; 2BMH; CBG; CFK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 124 x 11. Weight in Grams: 114.
Publisher
Penguin
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2000
Edition
UK ed.
Condition
New
SKU
V9780140514643
ISBN
9780140514643
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.39

Paperback. Num Pages: 512 pages, Illustrated. BIC Classification: 2ADS; CBG; MJ. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 158 x 228 x 23. Weight in Grams: 808.
Publisher
Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Edition
2nd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780323371148
ISBN
9780323371148
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 54.40

Paperback. This brand-new edition of English Grammar has been revised and updated throughout, with grammatical explanations simplified, more information on popular topics such as morphology, and more illustrative examples and end-of-chapter exercises to support readers as they get to grips with grammar, language and linguistics. Num Pages: 288 pages, 49 black & white illustrations, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CFK; CJBG. Category: (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 140 x 216 x 18. Weight in Grams: 402.
Publisher
Macmillan Education UK
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd ed. 2017
Condition
New
SKU
V9781137507396
ISBN
9781137507396
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 42.99
€ 41.28

Paperback. .
Publisher
Steve Savage Publishers Limited United Kingdom
Number of pages
244
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1998
Edition
2nd
Condition
New
SKU
V9780903065948
ISBN
9780903065948
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.28

hardcover. 'Words are not only tools; they are also weapons.' This volume provides words to help you wriggle out of sticky debates, deal with obnoxious dinner guests and fill in sick leave application forms with panache. It is an arsenal of over a thousand sonifacient verbal weapons with which to verbigerate your friends and gorgonise your enemies. Num Pages: 400 pages, B&W Illustrations throughout. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 207 x 142 x 33. Weight in Grams: 414. Clean copy fine in dust wrapper. DW showing light shelf wear. Remains a very good copy
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
GARDNERS VI BOOKS AMS006
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KMK0022550
ISBN
9781408806357
Hardback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 6.44

Paperback. 70,000 copies sold in this series of cult word books devoted exclusively to the service of Superior People. Num Pages: 176 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 129. .
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2017
Edition
Eleventh Printing
Condition
New
SKU
V9781408885963
ISBN
9781408885963
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 14.32

Paperback. Do you, inter alia, like to toss out casual bon mots to enliven conversation? Do you enjoy casually dropping thoughts like De gustibus non est disputandum or Apres nous, le deluge? This book presents 500 of the most commonly used foreign words and phrases that enhance our language and make us sound sophisticated. Num Pages: 224 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 214 x 142 x 16. Weight in Grams: 222. Terms to Demonstrate Your Savoir Faire, Chutzpah, and Bravado. 224 pages. Do you, inter alia, like to toss out casual bon mots to enliven conversation? Do you enjoy casually dropping thoughts like De gustibus non est disputandum or Apres nous, le deluge? This book presents 500 of the most commonly used foreign words and phrases that enhance our language and make us sound sophisticated. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: CBG. Dimension: 214 x 142 x 16. Weight: 222.
Publisher
Adams Media
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9781440540752
ISBN
9781440540752
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 14.99
€ 14.27

Paperback. Relearn the essential rules of the English language, from grammar and punctuation to sentence construction, and improve your spelling and vocabulary. This is an accessible yet fun way to revisit the English language while enjoying a walk down memory lane - and remembering the stuff you really shouldn't have forgotten.. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 131 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782432562
ISBN
9781782432562
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.02

Hardcover. Combining the recently updated editions of New Hart's Rules and the New Oxford Dictionary for Writers and Editors in a single volume, the New Oxford Style Manual is the ultimate authority on written style, copy, and spelling, making it an indispensable handbook for all writers and editors and anyone who works with words. Num Pages: 928 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW; GBC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 234 x 156. .
Publisher
OUP Oxford
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Edition
3rd Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780198767251
ISBN
9780198767251
Hardback
Condition: New

€ 38.99
€ 28.02

Paperback. Editor(s): Smith, Bud. Series: Elocution. Num Pages: 150 pages, 44 illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJCK. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 211 x 150 x 10. Weight in Grams: 360. The English Pronunciation and Speech Training Manual. Series: Elocution. 150 pages, 44 illustrations. Editor(s): Smith, Bud. Cateogry: (G) General (US: Trade). BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJCK. Dimension: 211 x 150 x 10. Weight: 354.
Publisher
Batcs
Number of pages
150
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2012
Condition
New
SKU
V9780955330025
ISBN
9780955330025
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 30.99
€ 30.54

Paperback. English Grammar Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition is grammar First Aid for anyone wanting to perfect their English and develop the practical skills needed to write and speak correctly. Each chapter focuses on key grammatical principles, with easy-to-follow theory and examples as well as practice questions and explanations. Num Pages: 328 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 274 x 211 x 19. Weight in Grams: 798.
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Number of pages
328
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed
Condition
New
SKU
V9780470688304
ISBN
9780470688304
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 25.99
€ 19.52

Paperback. More side-splitting errors from schoolchildren in this sequel to the bestselling Must Try Harder. Num Pages: 128 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; WH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 170 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 138.
Condition
Used, Very Good
Publisher
Little, Brown Book Group
Number of pages
128
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2010
Edition
UK ed.
SKU
KLN0018033
ISBN
9781849013598
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 8.99
€ 8.74

Paperback. Let's cut to the chase: cliches are a familiar part of the English language, but to be honest, many have been so over-used that they have become trite, meaningless and rather irritating. With this informative and humorous book, you are in a safe pair of hands as you learn about the origins and meanings of these phrases. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; CBX. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 199 x 130 x 15. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Michael O´Mara Books Ltd
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
SKU
V9781782434283
ISBN
9781782434283
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 12.32

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