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Do you know how to use semicolons, where to put your apostrophes and when to use commas? Do you know the difference between affect and effect, if and whether, or who and whom? (Does anyone still say whom?) More importantly, do you know why this stuff matters?
The truth is that if your writing isn't up to scratch, it just won't be taken seriously. So, if you've reached a stage in your career or education where your writing needs to be high quality, Grammar Rules is a must for your top drawer. Vocational rather than academic, Grammar Rules is packed with real-life examples and keeps you engaged with a wealth of great quotations from Homer the Greek to Homer the Simpson.
Straight talking and methodical, Craig Shrives draws on his years as an intelligence officer as well as over a decade spent compiling his popular grammar website to present a comprehensive but light-hearted and easily digestible grammar reference guide. Find out whether winter should have a capital W, the difference between a hyphen and a dash, where to place your commas and crucial cross-Atlantic differences. Grammar Rules is perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on half-remembered rules and write with confidence.
The truth is that if your writing isn't up to scratch, it just won't be taken seriously. So, if you've reached a stage in your career or education where your writing needs to be high quality, Grammar Rules is a must for your top drawer. Vocational rather than academic, Grammar Rules is packed with real-life examples and keeps you engaged with a wealth of great quotations from Homer the Greek to Homer the Simpson.
Straight talking and methodical, Craig Shrives draws on his years as an intelligence officer as well as over a decade spent compiling his popular grammar website to present a comprehensive but light-hearted and easily digestible grammar reference guide. Find out whether winter should have a capital W, the difference between a hyphen and a dash, where to place your commas and crucial cross-Atlantic differences. Grammar Rules is perfect for anyone who wants to brush up on half-remembered rules and write with confidence.
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Craig Shrives is a through-the-ranks officer in the British Intelligence Corps. Over a 25-year military career, his English has been whipped into shape by a raft of British and American generals (most recently General Stanley McChrystal). He is the author of www.grammar-monster.com, a top-ranking grammar reference site.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
Just bought this book and am amazed with the content and how candid it is. I have a few books like this, and this is the best of its kind - not stuffy and very clear. Apparently, this is a companion to a web site but I better not say which due to strict Amazon rules on that stuff. I have already used this book to good effect and shown two American colleagues how to use apostrophes and terminated a rather ugly argument with my sister that has rumbled on for the past twenty five years. She now knows where her colon is, er, supposed to be. This book should be issued to everyone in school today. My personal peeves are: there and their, where and were, and also to and too, but now I have dozens more. If you wanna improve your grammar and you wanna hear it straight, buy this book. It's real horror-show! (Clockwork Orange reference. You either get it or you don't - sorry)
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
I am now in a position where I am pushing out documents to everyone in our organization and also expected to present all sorts of stuff to a Board of Directors. This book has offered a quick reference guide on some grammar issues I was not 100% confident of.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their writing. This book has also helped my wife (as she has been out of education for a while) when she is doing homework with our Daughter. Certainly worth the money - and very easyt to understand.
I would highly recommend this to anyone who wants to improve their writing. This book has also helped my wife (as she has been out of education for a while) when she is doing homework with our Daughter. Certainly worth the money - and very easyt to understand.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Format:Hardcover
This is an excellent reference book for anyone wanting to improve their understanding of grammar. It is very well written. The only downside is the very small print. However, when wearing a pair of reading glasses this isn't a problem. I've been so impressed with this book, that I've also bought copies for my daughter, my son and a friend.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Fantastic book - 6 stars.
This book covers everything you could possible want to know about Grammar, from intransitive verbs to prepositional phrases. Read more
Published 1 month ago by B. Gonsalves
Excellent tool for writing.
Purchased this at full price and then it was money well spent. Straightforward very clear and humorous in places. Read more
Published 3 months ago by Stephen Hassell
Excellent grammar guide for editors and translators
"Grammar rules. Writing with military precision" by Craig Shrives is not about militarizing the language of William Shakespeare, it's about drilling your writing skills to... Read more
Published 3 months ago by Vim
You need this book!
This book calls itself a "dip in reference book", but I literally could not put it down. I found it entertaining and very readable for a grammar book. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Ashers
Good content, pity about the design
As with this books website ([...])the content is good (sometimes debatable, as with any English) and well explained.
The typography is rubbish IMHO. Read more
The typography is rubbish IMHO. Read more
Published 4 months ago by JD Pawson
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