The Penguin Writers' Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively.
In this age of repid communication, we all need to write fluent and accurate English, but getting it right can seem daunting. This reassuring guide explains how you can increase your word power and make your language work for you. It tells you how to choose the right style for your audience, avoid hackneyed expressions and find ways of brightening up your writing. The glossaries, tables and 'hitlist' of awkward words and phrases will help you find solutions to problems quickly and easily.
1. Words: the building blocks of Language
2. Building sentences
3. What words mean
4. The social side of language
5. Problems hitlist