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Book SynopsisWhat is the difference between amend and emend, between imply and infer, and between uninterested and disinterested? When should one put owing to rather than due to? Why should the temptation to write actually, basically or at this moment in time always be strenuously resisted? This book deals with these questions.
Trade ReviewFascinating ... a trove of riveting facts. * Daily Mail *
It’s a bracing read. Heffer takes no linguistic prisoners. This is a useful, well-constructed and often absorbing book. * Spectator *
Simply English is much more readable than a reference book has a right to be ... basically
Simply English is rather good. * Observer *
Advice that will change for ever the way you use certain words. * New Statesman *
Easy to use and terribly hard to put down ... Essential. * The Field *
