The Queen's English
eBook - ePub

The Queen's English

And How to Use It

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

The Queen's English

And How to Use It

About this book

What is good English, and why do we need it? The Queen's English shows how the English language, used properly, has great power to instruct, move and entertain people, but used incorrectly, can lead to a lack of clarity and confusion. This book informs in a light-hearted way, reminding readers how to use the basics of grammar, punctuation and spelling, as well as further teaching them new tips and tricks of style, rhetoric, vocabulary and the use of foreign phrases, to give their writing and speech a stylish and impressive flair. The book also shows the perils of using language incorrectly, offering extremely (if unintentionally) humorous examples of where bad English can cause one thing to mean something entirely different! Authoritive yet entertaining, and illustrated with pithy drawings, this is the ideal book for anyone who strives for clear, stylish and accurate communication.

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright
  4. Contents
  5. Acknowledgements
  6. 1. Introduction
  7. 2. What is the Queen’s English and why should one use it?
  8. 3. The main ways to improve one’s English
  9. 4. Checking your work, with an exercise in critical reading and a vocabulary challenge
  10. 5. A quick look at essential English language terms
  11. 6. Be versatile with verbs
  12. 7. Getting the sentence right is crucial
  13. 8. What to do with nouns and pronouns
  14. 9. Test yourself on nouns and pronouns
  15. 10. Qualifying with adjectives and adverbs
  16. 11. Prepositions, articles, conjunctions and interjections
  17. 12. Using punctuation to make your meaning clear
  18. 13. Writing, revising and readers’ psychology
  19. 14. Writing formal letters
  20. 15. Are you ambiguous?
  21. 16. Idioms, figures of speech, clichés and popular phrases
  22. 17. Style and examples of excellent modern English
  23. 18. Ways to remember spellings and the use of word origins, prefixes and suffixes
  24. 19. Sorting out word confusions
  25. 20. Onyms, homos and heteros
  26. 21. Business writing
  27. 22. Using foreign words, phrases and accents
  28. 23. New words, new meanings and changes in English
  29. 24. Using English for humour and wit
  30. 25. Giving talks: persuasion, passion and tone
  31. 26. Spoken English
  32. 27. Further self-tests
  33. Glossary
  34. Bibliography
  35. The Queen’s English Society
  36. Index