The Handbook of Good English

by Edward Johnson

Overview

From Simon & Schuster, The Handbook of Good English is Edward D. Johnson's comprehensive, easy-to-use guide to modern grammar, punctuation, usage, and style.

Now substantially revised and updated, this essential guide is arranged in an easy-to-follow, topical style that takes readers from the rules governing basic sentence structure to methods of achieving effective expression.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780671707972
Publisher:	Atria Books
Publication date:	03/01/1991
Edition description:	Original
Pages:	432
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Edward Johnson is the author of The Handbook of Good English, a Simon & Schuster book.

Editorial Reviews

A comprehensive, convenient guide to modern grammar, punctuation, usage, and style, with Johnson's lucid examples and explanations. A welcome feature is the combined glossary/index, alphabetically arranged to give instant answers to the most commonly asked questions about misused words, phrases, and constructions, and cross-referenced to the text if a longer explanation is desired. The first edition (1982) was published as The Washington Square Press handbook of good English. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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