Brunskill, Ian
The Times Style Guide: A practical guide to English usage
- ISBN 13:
- 9780008412883
- author:
- Brunskill, Ian
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Times Books
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 1.8 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Arts & Photography, Language Arts, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
The Times Style Guide: A comprehensive guide to English usage. This authoritative style guide is used by journalists and contributors working for The Times and Sunday Times newspapers, providing a benchmark for correct English usage. It covers the rules, conventions, and policies on spelling, grammar, and usage, including tricky words like royal family or royal family, front-runner or frontrunner, assure or ensure, and affect or effect. With its latest policy decisions included, this guide is essential for anyone seeking to write clear, elegant, and grammatically correct English. It offers a comprehensive collection of entries covering the quirks of the English language, providing a foundation for correct usage that all writers can rely on.