Book description
The Penguin Writers' Guides series provide authoritative,
succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written
English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to gris with
something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help
you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively.
Common Errors in English is a thorough A-Z checklist of the
mistakes that often crop up in all aspects of written English. It
gives ready and authoritative guidance on today's usage difficulties,
being up-to-date with all the latest controversies, pitfalls and
oddities of our language. Written in a lively style, with plenty of
interest and humour, Common Errors shouldn't be far from the
fingertips of anyone who does any kind of writing.
Robert Allen is the consultant editor for all Penguin English
Dictionaries and the series editor for the
Penguin Writers' Guides
. He edited a major new edition of the
Concise Oxford Dictionary,
was an associate editor of the
Oxford Companion to English Language
and directed work on
Chambers 21st Century Dictionary
. His recent titles for Penguin include
Allen's English Phrases
and
How to Write Better English
.
