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How Not to Write: A Plain English Approach
 
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How Not to Write: A Plain English Approach (Hardcover)

by Terry Denman (Author)
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  • Hardcover: 160 pages
  • Publisher: Piatkus Books (27 Oct 2005)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0749926015
  • ISBN-13: 978-0749926014
  • Product Dimensions: 20.1 x 13.2 x 2 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 122,330 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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The easy-to-understand (non-boring) grammar guide you've been waiting for. How good is your grasp of grammar? Do you write clearly and concisely - or not? Effective communication through writing - letters, emails, reports, surveys, magazines and other publications - is what many businesses depend on. But how many of us know how language works? We all tend to be a little hazy when it comes to the principles of grammar, a problem which the grammar-free schools of the last thirty years have contributed to. Despite our best intentions we often end up creating confusing, jumbled or even impenetrable writing. How Not to Write sets out the basics and destroys a few myths. Easy to read and fun to follow, you will quickly polish up your writing and communication skills and increase your confidence. Deals with everyday issues. Identifies and clarifies common myths and confusions. Takes a down-to earth approach to grammar. Contains absolutely no baffling terminology. Includes gobbledegook masterpieces from The Plain English Campaign's archives. Prov


About the Author

Terence Denman has been an instructor with the UK-based Plain English Campaign for the last six years. He has trained hundreds of people from both the public and private sectors in how to write clearly and concisely.

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8 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars Don't Buy It, 8 Dec 2007
Mr. Denman lost my confidence in his writing, advice and expertise when he decided that the word "none" as the subject of a sentence, warranted a plural verb.

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7 of 15 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Educational and entertaining, 17 Nov 2005
By Kurt A. Johnson (Marseilles, IL USA) - See all my reviews
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Terence Denman is an instructor with the Plain English Campaign, a U.K. based, but world-wide organization dedicated to improving writing skills and promoting the use of crystal-clear language in business and government communications. In this wonderful little book, Mr. Denman lays out ten grammar tips on better writing and ten writing myths that will foil your attempts at clear and concise writing. Using a great deal of wit, he educates the reader on many common errors that people make while writing, and steers you quite handily towards better English.

This is a great book, one that should be read over and over again, and studied like a school book. Indeed, this would make a wonderful foundation for a class on clear writing given to all office workers! The author does an excellent job of writing in a fun and easy to read manner, which makes reading the book both educational and entertaining. I greatly enjoy this book, and hope that studying it will improve my writing skills. My hat's off to Mr. Denman for writing such an excellent book!

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1 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars A book for anyone who has to write, 21 Dec 2007
By AA Olusanya (England) - See all my reviews
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I have been shown how to write better in a very easy to follow way - and this book has also been able to give me the opportunity of realising what I have done wrong previously.

Having been Trained by Mr Denman at L&Q, I have also been given practical instructions on better communiaction through writing - and this is also reflected throughout the book
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This is an excellent book. It's clear, easy to read and full of useful examples. I've read a number of guides to English usage, but I wish I'd bought this one first and saved... Read more
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