Compose Yourself is the ideal reference work for anyone who wants to express their thoughts in the clearest and most effective way for any audience—whether in essays, journalism, letters or work reports. Inaccurate or poorly expressed writing can create a detrimental impression on the reader, but it is easy to avoid such problems by thinking logically about what you want to say before starting to write. Packed with examples of poor usage from sources such as magazines and newspapers, this commonsense guide demonstrates the best ways of producing confident and persuasive English. An invaluable addition to the bookshelf of everyone who wants to write well, it provides the key tools to help you:Focus on what you want to say and keep your message clearUse words meaningfully and unambiguouslyPrevent common errors in usage and lapses in grammarFind the most appropriate language for your subjectAvoid jargon, clichés and misuse of metaphorsCut out unnecessary phrases and words

Compose Yourself

Reference

Blamires, Harry

Words, Language & Grammar

Penguin Global

An informed and wide-ranging guide to common pitfalls, mistakes and misunderstandings in spoken and written English. It looks at hundreds of words that are frequently used incorrectly or inappropriately; explores everyday grammatical errors; clarifies questions of usage, syntax and style; and draws on examples from contemporary newspapers, magazines and radio programmes.

Cassell Guide to Common Errors in English

UNKNO

"Fewer" or "less"; "different from" or "different to"; "to boldly go" or "to go boldly". The English language is a minefield of common errors and disputed points, but this book intends to be a hand to help. Dealing with wide-ranging problems of grammar, syntax, punctuation, spelling, usage and style, all articles have examples of incorrect usage, drawn from contemporary newspapers, magazines, books, television and radio. These help pinpoint the errors common in written or spoken English, and the correct examples indicate how best to avoid these pitfalls in one's own use of the English language.

The Cassell Guide to Common Errors in English

Dictionaries & Thesauruses

The author traces the course of literary criticism from its foundations in classical and medieval precepts to the theorising of the present day. He explores the texts which have been milestones in the history of critical thought, placing them firmly in the context of their time.

A History of Literary Criticism

Literature & Fiction

History & Criticism

PALGRAVE~MACMILLAN

Twentieth-century English literature (Macmillan history of literature)

Essays & Correspondence

Macmillan Press

The author traces the course of literary criticism from its foundations in classical and medieval precepts to the theorising of the present day. He explores the texts which have been milestones in the history of critical thought, placing them firmly in the context of their time.

A History of Literary Criticism (Macmillan History of Literature, 8)

Red Globe Press

Milton's Creation: A Guide through Paradise Lost (Routledge Library Editions: Milton)

Routledge

Eliot’s Four Quartets is arguably the finest long poem in modern English literature. It is also one that presents considerable problems of interpretation. In Word Unheard, first published in 1969, Blamires aims to unravel some of these problems by guiding the reader line by line through the poem, blending paraphrase with commentary. Blamires pays particular attention to the philosophical and theological dimensions of the poem and to its multifarious personal, historical and literary allusions. This title will be of interests to students of literature.

Word unheard;: A guide through Eliot's Four quartets

Barnes&Noble

This book guides through some six centuries of English literature, beginning with Chaucer's time, and goes on to analyse the background, interconnections and major achievements of individual writers in each period. It is useful to the student of English literature and to the general reader.

A Short History of English Literature (Second Edition)

British & Irish

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Compose Yourself

Cassell Guide to Common Errors in English

The Cassell Guide to Common Errors in English

A History of Literary Criticism

Twentieth-century English literature (Macmillan history of literature)

Twentieth-century English literature (Macmillan history of literature)

A History of Literary Criticism (Macmillan History of Literature, 8)

Milton's Creation: A Guide through Paradise Lost (Routledge Library Editions: Milton)

Word unheard;: A guide through Eliot's Four quartets

A Short History of English Literature (Second Edition)