Strictly English
The correct way to write ... and why it matters
$42.44
- Paperback
352 pages
- Release Date
1 September 2011
Summary
“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 Daily Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have found their way on to the internet and have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, in his new book Strictly English…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780099537939 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0099537931 |
| Author: | Simon Heffer |
| Publisher: | Cornerstone |
| Imprint: | Windmill Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 352 |
| Release Date: | 1 September 2011 |
| Weight: | 249g |
| Dimensions: | 199mm x 129mm x 21mm |
| Series: | Windmill Books |
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Critics Review
An impassioned case for correct English, full of practical advice
An impassioned case for correct English, full of practical advice * Country Life *
Every one of us who gasps at the use of English in the papers each morning or harrumphs on turning on the radio will find much to applaud * The Spectator *
I have spent several productive hours reading Strictly English – Jeffrey Archer * Daily Telegraph *
His evidently strong feelings about his subject, fluently expressed, make this book lively and engrossing * Times Literary Supplement *
The Holy Grail of grammar … It is a delight to read and learn from this book * Field *
Heffer’s polemic in favour of grammatical precision is an important and persuasive one * Choice *
Anyone who writes for a living, or who wants to write well, could benefit from a few hours spent with Heffer’s amusing and clearly organised book * Literary Review *
About The Author
Simon Heffer
Simon Heffer has had a career of more than 25 years in Fleet Street, writing columns for and holding senior positions on the Daily Mail, The Daily Telegraph and The Spectator. While associate editor of The Daily Telegraph, his emails to staff lamenting their lapses in English became an internet cult, leading to the writing of this book. He read English at Cambridge and holds a PhD from that university in history. His previous books include Moral Desperado- A Life of Thomas Carlyle, Like the Roman- The Life of Enoch Powell, Nor Shall My Sword- The Reinvention of England and Vaughan Williams.
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