Bernard C. Lamb
And How to Use It
Price: £7.99
Imprint: O'Mara Books
Publication date: 25/06/2015
ISBN: 9781782434344
Subject: Non-Fiction
Category: Maths & English
Binding: Paperback
Size: 198 x 129 mm
Extent: 256 pages
Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)
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Enquire nowHaving been asked many times if he could recommend a definitive guide to use of our glorious language and not satisfied that the right book existed, Lamb wrote it himself
Yorkshire Post
Covers everything from grammar to writing letters and giving talks
Country Life
Clear, practical and accessible, this book shows how everyone can write and use correct English, formally or informally
Covers all the basics from subject/verb agreement, plurals, tenses and punctuation, to more specific issues of style, writing and presentations
Includes short, interesting exercises to reinforce learning, with instructive answers, as well as amusing examples of bad English from educated people who really ought to know better...
Written by the President of the Queen's English Society
The new-look paperback edition of the popular hardback (over 18,000 copies sold)
Bernard C Lamb is Emeritus Reader in Genetics at Imperial College London, and President of the Queen's English Society, a registered charity which, since it was founded in 1972, has become a recognized authority on 'proper' English. He is the author of many books, including How to Write about Biology and English for Technology, and has featured regularly on television and radio shows such as the Today programme.