Plain Words - by Ernest Gowers (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>First published by Particular Books in 2014.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><b>In print since 1948, this style guide has been loved and endorsed throughout the decades by the likes of Bill Bryson, Lynne Truss, David Crystal, Harold Evans, and Winston Churchill</b> <p/><i>"Be short, be simple, be human." </i>When Sir Ernest Gowers first wrote Plain Words, it was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. Within a year, however, its humor, charm, and authority had made it a bestseller. Since then it has never been out of print. Six decades on, writer Rebecca Gowers has created a new edition of this now-classic work that both revises and celebrates her great-grandfather's original. <i>Plain Words</i> has been updated to reflect numerous changes in English usage, yet Sir Ernest's distinctive, witty voice is undimmed. And his message remains vital: our writing should be as clear and comprehensible as possible, avoiding superfluous words and clichés--from the jargon of "commercialese" to the murky euphemisms of politicians. In a new preface, this edition draws on an extensive private archive, previously hidden away in family cupboards and attics, to tell the story behind a book that has become an institution: the essential guide to making yourself understood.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>"Still the best book on English and how to write it. . . . Unhappy with versions rewritten by others, Rebecca Gowers, Sir Ernest's great-granddaughter, has produced a new edition. . . . the result is splendid." --<i>Financial Times</i><br><br>"Vastly informative and indispensable." --Bill Bryson, author<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Sir Ernest Gowers</b> (1880-1966) was a leading civil servant who ran the civil defense of London during World War II and is best remembered for <i>Plain Words</i>, and for being the first editor of H. W. Fowler's classic <i>Dictionary of Modern English Usage</i>.<b> Rebecca Gowers</b> is the author of <i>The Swamp of Death</i>, shortlisted for the CWA non-fiction Golden Dagger Award, and of two novels, <i>When to Walk</i> and <i>The Twisted Heart</i>, both longlisted for the Orange Prize.
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