Strictly English: The Correct Way To Write

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' Be in no doubt: the beer was drunk but the man drank the beer.'

' We must avoid vulgarities like 'front up'. If someone is 'fronting up' a television show, then he is presenting it.'

Simon Heffer's incisive & amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the The Daily Telegraph about grammatical mistakes & stylistic slips have found their way on to the internet & have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, in his new book Strictly English, he makes an impassioned case for an end to the sloppiness that has become such a hallmark of everyday speech & writing, & shows how accuracy & clarity are within the grasp of anyone who is prepared to take the time to master a few simple rules.

If you wince when you see 'different than' in print, or are offended by people who think that 'infer' & 'imply' mean the same thing, then this book will provide reassurance that you are not alone. If you have a suspicion that it is wrong to say 'the car collided with the tree' but are not quite sure why, then it will set you straight. & if you believe that precise & elegant English really does matter, then it will prove required reading.