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Paperback. This is an entertaining guide to the most common grammatical mistakes in English, from apostrophe atrocities to the lie/lay conundrum. Using examples of errors found in major newspapers, magazines, and TV broadcasting, Thomas Parrish's fictional friend "the Grouchy Grammarian" explains basic elements of grammar and good writing. Num Pages: 192 pages, , black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CFK; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 227 x 149 x 19. Weight in Grams: 360.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- John Wiley & Sons
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780471223832
- ISBN
- 9780471223832
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 26.99€ 22.03
€ 26.99
€ 22.03
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
€ 16.99€ 16.17
€ 16.99
€ 16.17
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€ 10.78
€ 11.99
€ 10.78
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
€ 21.66
€ 21.66
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€ 14.95
€ 19.99
€ 14.95
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
€ 52.99€ 50.25
€ 52.99
€ 50.25
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
€ 20.99€ 19.71
€ 20.99
€ 19.71
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
€ 18.99€ 18.28
€ 18.99
€ 18.28
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
€ 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€ 11.80
€ 14.99
€ 11.80
Paperback. This guide to expanding your vocabulary features word-choices in short excerpts (under 250 words each) from 40 different writers and speakers, including Albert Shanker, Vernon Jordan and Dr Benjamin Spock. A sounds-of-speech pronunciation system is also provided. Num Pages: 272 pages, 22cm. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 215 x 137 x 14. Weight in Grams: 295.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1996
- Publisher
- University Press of America United States
- Number of pages
- 272
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780761804628
- ISBN
- 9780761804628
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 75.59
€ 75.59
Paperback. Spanning the seventeenth to the twentieth century, and ranging across cultures, from England to Mexico, this collection of essays provide an overview of the historical evolution in thinking about translation and offer strong individual opinions by prominent contemporary theorists. Editor(s): Biguenet, John; Schulte, Rainer. Num Pages: 256 pages, vi, 254 p. BIC Classification: CBG. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight in Grams: 362. An Anthology of Essays from Dryden to Derrida. 256 pages, vi, 254 p. Editor(s): Biguenet, John; Schulte, Rainer. Spanning the seventeenth to the twentieth century, and ranging across cultures, from England to Mexico, this collection of essays provide an overview of the historical evolution in thinking about translation and offer strong individual opinions by prominent contemporary theorists. Cateogry: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. BIC Classification: CBG. Dimension: 215 x 142 x 12. Weight: 318.
- Publisher
- University Of Chicago Press
- Number of pages
- 256
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 1992
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- Condition
- New
- SKU
- V9780226048710
- ISBN
- 9780226048710
Paperback
Condition: New
€ 32.99€ 25.65
€ 32.99
€ 25.65
Paperback. For all those who have ever feared being shown up by using one of the twenty worst words and phrases to be avoided at all costs, or confusing the complex with the complicated, this trouble-shooting guide to common errors in English should be able to help. Num Pages: 320 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; CJBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 15. Weight in Grams: 224. Good clean copy with some minor shelf wear.
- Format
- Paperback
- Publication date
- 2002
- Publisher
- Penguin Books
- Condition
- Used, Very Good
- SKU
- KKD0000358
- ISBN
- 9780140514766
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good
€ 4.99
€ 4.99
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
€ 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
€ 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
€ 54.72
€ 54.72
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€ 35.62
€ 42.99
€ 35.62
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€ 14.16
€ 17.99
€ 14.16
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
€ 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€ 13.12
€ 17.99
€ 13.12