What Not To Write (a Guide To The Dos And Dont’s Of Good English)

"A little gem of a reference book for every office" Peter Sutherland, Chairman BP p.l.c "What not to write is useful and fun-a rare combination" Hugh Sykes BBC correspondent and Sony News Journalist of the Year, 2004 "Today’s employers demand high standards of written English. This comprehensive guide addresses those areas that cause problems in offices everywhere. An essential tool !" Sir Digby Jones, former Director-General of the confederation of British Industry (CBI) "As with a missing button or a split fingernail, the English reader’s eye goes straight to small slips in written language. Judgements can be formed on the basis of a single, trivial error. Here’s how to avoid them..." Matthew Parris, author, columnist and broadcaster An invaluable entertaining and information-packed A to Z guide that answers all those questions you might hear one person asking another in an office, such as Is it ‘a hotel’ or ‘hotel’? What are split infinitives, and should you avoid them? Do you know when to use ‘that’ or ‘which’? Is a semi-colon like a comma? When do you use a colon? It’s website? Its website? Where do you put the apostrophe They say don’t use cliche, but what are cliches? Is it ‘between you and me’ or ‘between you and I’? What happens when you have brackets inside brackets? Compiled on the basis of long experience in helping people produce documents written in good English, with the underlying message that simple English is the best English.