David Marsh (1)

This was a highly entertaining look at grammar and usage. It strikes a good balance between rules that are important to know "so you don't look daft" and recommendations that can be more flexible depending on the situation. I found the chapters dealing with misused or confused words to be particularly useful; there were some words that caused me to sit up with a start, wondering "Have I misused that word before?" Now I'm cringing on behalf of all possible documents in which I may have misused some words. That chapter alone will earn this book pride of place on my editorial reference shelf.… (plus d'informations)