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