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Usage & grammar guides

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. What really is correctness? Why do people care so much about it? What is at stake in the quarrel about good and bad usage? Num Pages: 416 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 131 x 197 x 26. Weight in Grams: 282. Very good copy with light shelf wear
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
John Murray Press
Condition
Used, Very Good
SKU
KCW0015467
ISBN
9781848542099
Paperback
Condition: Used, Very Good

€ 4.99

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. Num Pages: 272 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBV. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 142 x 210 x 20. Weight in Grams: 300.
Publisher
Ten Speed Press
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9781607748892
ISBN
9781607748892
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 14.05

Paperback. My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, My Grammar and I is informative yet entertaining - an ideal buy for any English language enthusiast. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162. My Grammar and I offers amusing examples of awful grammar, while steering you in the direction of grammatical greatness. Refreshing everything you should have learnt at school and more, My Grammar and I is informative yet entertaining - an ideal buy for any English language enthusiast. Num Pages: 192 pages. BIC Classification: CBG; WZG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 133 x 13. Weight in Grams: 162.
Publisher
Michael O'Mara
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Condition
New
SKU
9781843176572
ISBN
9781843176572
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 9.28

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

Paperback. BIC Classification: CBD; CBF; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). .
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
Merriam Webster,U.S. United States
Edition
Box
Condition
New
SKU
V9780877793328
ISBN
9780877793328
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 29.06

Hardback. Mr Gwynne believes passionately that we must regain our knowledge of the lost science of grammar before it is too late. Formerly a successful businessman, Mr Gwynne has for many years been teaching and tutoring just about every sort of subject to just about every sort of pupil in just about every sort of circumstance. This title tells his story. Num Pages: 208 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 185 x 123 x 20. Weight in Grams: 218. Clean copy with some shelf wear, minor nicks and bumps on illustrated cover but otherwise clean
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2013
Publisher
Ebury Publishing
Condition
Used, Good
SKU
KSS0005296
ISBN
9780091951450
Hardback
Condition: Used, Good

€ 4.99

Paperback. Covers the grammar rules and word-choice. From "between vs among" and "although vs while" to comma splices and misplaced modifiers, this volume offers memory tricks and explanations that helps readers recall and apply those troublesome grammar rules. Num Pages: 224 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140 x 16. Weight in Grams: 214.
Publisher
Holt Paperbacks
Number of pages
224
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2008
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780805088311
ISBN
9780805088311
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 18.99
€ 16.37

Paperback. Nearly everyone has trouble remembering the difference between 'affect' and 'effect', whether it's 'supposedly' or 'supposably', or which form of 'hear' you use in 'Hear, hear!' (Or is it 'Here, here!'?). This title covers such word pair entries which contain explanations - complete with examples. Num Pages: 144 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 181 x 136 x 9. Weight in Grams: 100.
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Griffin Publishing United States
Number of pages
144
Condition
New
Edition
Illustrated
SKU
V9780312573379
ISBN
9780312573379
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 10.99
€ 10.65

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. "Hilarious.. This book charmed my socks off." -Patricia O'Conner, New York Times Book Review Num Pages: 240 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBG; CBW. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 140. .
Publisher
WW Norton & Co
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Edition
1st Edition
Condition
New
SKU
V9780393352146
ISBN
9780393352146
Paperback
Condition: New

€ 17.99
€ 16.22

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