Dimensions
129 x 196 x 25mm
Spelling in English is a confusing business, with numerous irregular inflections, alternative spellings, foreign borrowings, Americanisms and so on.
This book is a comprehensive but clear guide to the trickiest words in common usage, including technical, slang and foreign words. It provides notes on common spelling pitfalls, helpful glosses to indicate variant and inflected forms, and demonstrates the all-important correct use of the apostrophe.
Features:
- Details over 35,000 of the trickiest words.
- Irregular infections, plurals and comparative forms.
- Gives capsule definitions to distinguish easily confusable words (e.g. principle and principal).
- Offers guidance on many common errors and spelling rules.
