Simply English

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<p>In his best-selling<i>Strictly English</i>Simon Heffer explained how to write and speak our language well. In<i>Simply English</i>he offers an entertaining and supremely useful AZ guide to frequent errors, common misunderstandings and stylistic howlers. What is the difference between<i>amend</i>and<i>emend</i>, between<i>imply</i>and<i>infer</i>, and between<i>uninterested</i>and<i>disinterested</i>? When should one put<i>owing to</i>rather than<i>due to?</i>Why should the temptation to write<i>actually</i>,<i>basically</i>or<i>at this moment in time</i>always be strenuously resisted? How does one use an apostrophe correctly, ensure that one understands what<i>alibi</i>really means, and avoid the perils of the double negative?</p><p>With articles on everything from punctuation to tabloid English to adverbs and adjectives<i>, Simply English</i>is the essential companion for anyone who cares about the language and wants to use it correctly.</p>

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<p>Simon Heffer was born in 1960. He read English at Cambridge and took a PhD in modern history at that university. His previous books include:<i>Moral Desperado: A Life of Thomas Carlyle</i>,<i>Like the Roman: The Life of Enoch Powell</i>,<i>Power and Place: The Political Life of King Edward VII</i>,<i>Nor Shall My Sword: The Reinvention of England</i>,<i>Vaughan Williams</i>,<i>Strictly English</i>,<i>A Short History of Power</i>,<i>Simply English</i>and<i>High Minds: The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain</i>. In a thirty-year career in Fleet Street, he has held senior editorial positions on<i>The Daily Telegraph</i>and<i>The Spectator,</i>and is now a columnist for<i>The Daily</i>and<i>Sunday Telegraphs.</i></p>

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