{"product_id":"quite-literally-1","title":"Quite Literally","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is a guide to English usage for readers and writers, professional and amateur, established and aspiring, formal trainees and those trying to break in; students of English, both language and literature, and their teachers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eQuite Literally,\u003c\/em\u003e Wynford Hicks answers questions like:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat's an alibi, a bete noire, a celibate, a dilemma?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShould underway be two words? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIs the word 'meretricious' worth using at all? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow do you spell realise - with an s or a z - and should bete be bête?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShould you split infinitives, end sentences with prepositions, start them with conjunctions? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhat about four-letter words, euphemisms, foreign words, Americanizms, clichés, slang, jargon? \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnd does the Queen speak the Queen's English?\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe advice given can be applied to both formal speech - what is carefully considered, broadcast, presented, scripted or prepared for delivery to a public audience - and will even enhance your everyday languange too!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePractical and fun, whether to improve your writing for professional purposes or simply enjoy exploring the highways and byways of English usage, readers from all walks of life will find this book both invaluable and enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Taylor \u0026 Francis Ltd","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54236096987480,"sku":"9780415320191","price":192.2,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9780415320191.jpg?v=1770165936","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/quite-literally-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}