Errors in English and Ways to Correct Them

by Harry Shaw

Book Overview

An excellent guide to improving diction, punctuation, spelling, word usage, sentence structure, and grammar that uses extensive exercises and examples.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0064610446
• ISBN13: 9780064610445
• Release Date: August 1993
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Length: 320 Pages
• Weight: 0.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.7" x 7.9"

Customer Reviews

A must for students, writers, executives...EVERYONE!

How often do you need a quick answer to a simple grammatical question? Just when should you (or would you) place (or put) a hyphen between (or inbetween) words? Is it "its" or "it's?" "Shall I?" or "Will I?" Is your handwriting "legible" or "readable?" Do you "lend" money or "loan" money? Is your perfume "sensual" or "sensuous?" Did your last job interview go "nowhere" or "no place?" A great copyeditor is a writer's best friend - and I have one sitting on my desk! His name is Harry Shaw. "Errors in English" has a dictionary-like section that quickly provides the answers to questions like: Is Susan a "person" or an "individual?" Is that chewing gum sample "free" or "gratis?" Shaw's book provides quick tips on correct sentence structure, word usage, spelling and punctuation. He even helps tackle the difference between the passive and the active, and so much more.... (Reviewed by: Marion E. Gold, Author of "Personal Publicity Planner: A Guide to Marketing YOU," and "Top Cops: Profiles of Women in Command." Marion is a past president of the Illinois Woman's Press Association)