Strictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . and Why It Matters

by Simon Heffer

Book Overview

"Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer."

"We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it."

Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the The Daily Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, in his new book Strictly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B00974SHBY
• ISBN13: 9780099537939
• Release Date: November 2011
• Publisher: Windmill Books
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.0" x 7.6"