Defines, explains, and illustrates more than 1500 of the most common mistakes in word use made in English. Includes a brief guide to more effective writing and

This book looks in detail at over fifty of the most frequently used words in English, words whose frequency itself and whose multiple meanings and usages mean t

Should you split infinitives? Can you end sentences with prepositions? Does the Queen speak the Queen's English? This is practical and fun, to improve your writ