Quite literally : problem words and how to use them
Hicks, Wynford, 1942-2004
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Concentrating on writing rather than speech, Wynford Hicks examines the usage of uncommon words, slang, & constructions that challenge conventional rules of grammar. When can it be right to split an infinitive, use jargon, or adopt a euphemism? And does the Queen speak the Queen's English?.
Main title:
Quite literally : problem words and how to use them / Wynford Hicks.
Author:
Imprint:
London : Routledge, 2004.
Collation:
xiv, 251 p. ; 21 cm.
Notes:
Bibliography: p. 250-251.
ISBN:
04153201949780415320191
Dewey class:
423.1
Language:
English
BRN:
294298
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