The Greeks Had a Word for it: Words You Never Knew You Can't Do Without by Andrew Taylor
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language
Do you ever search in vain for exactly the right word? Perhaps you want to articulate the vague desire to be far away. Or you can't quite convey that odd urge to go outside and check to see if anyone is coming. Maybe you're struggling to express there being just the right amount of something - not too m ...Show more
Between You and Me - Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
$24.99 AUD
Category: English Language
The most irreverent and enjoyable book on language since Eats, Shoots and Leaves. Mary Norris has spent more than three decades guarding the New Yorker's grand traditions of grammar and usage. Now she brings her vast experience and sharpened pencil to help the rest of us, in a charming language book as ...Show more
Worst Words: A Compendium for Our Times by Don Watson; Helen Smith (Contribution by)
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Category: English Language
Dr Don Watson - with his trademark wit and wisdom - says enough already! The English language is complex and evolving, and can win minds, hearts and nations. Why don't we try using it?Depending where you are on the change continuum, a quick pulse check will be in order and a scan of the forthcoming weat ...Show more
Simply English: An A-Z of Avoidable Errors by Simon Heffer
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Category: English Language
In his best-selling Strictly English Simon Heffer explained how to write and speak our language well. In Simply English he offers an entertaining and supremely useful A-Z guide to frequent errors, common misunderstandings and stylistic howlers. What is the difference between amend and emend, between imp ...Show more
Disappearing Dictionary: A Treasury of Lost English Dialect Words by David Crystal
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language
Wherever you go in the English-speaking world, there are linguistic riches from times past awaiting rediscovery. All you have to do is choose a location, find some old documents, and dig a little. In The Disappearing Dictionary, linguistics expert Professor David Crystal collects together delightful dia ...Show more
Between You & Me - Confessions of a Comma Queen by Mary Norris
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language | Reading Level: very good
The most irreverent and enjoyable book on language since Eats, Shoots & Leaves. Mary Norris has spent more than three decades guarding the New Yorker's grand traditions of grammar and usage. Now she brings her vast experience and sharpened pencil to help the rest of us, in a charming language book a ...Show more
The Greatest Gatsby: A Visual Book of Grammar by Tohby Riddle
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language
Introducing a new, visually engaging way of presenting grammar. Appealing to the senses and the emotions with colour, texture, humour and drama, this book seeks to make the subject of grammar not only more intelligible to more people, but more memorable.
Lingo: A Language Spotters Guide to Europe by Gaston Dorren
$29.99 AUD
Category: English Language
Welcome to Europe as you've never known it before, seen through the peculiarities of its languages and dialects. Combining linguistics and cultural history, Gaston Dorren takes us on an intriguing tour of the continent, from Proto-Indo-European (the common ancestor of most European languages) to the ris ...Show more
The 25 Rules of Grammar: The Essential Guide to Good English by Joseph Piercy
$24.99 AUD
Category: English Language
English grammar is often said to be over-complicated and difficult to get to grips with but the truth is that, while there are certain rules that should be obeyed, the language evolves and develops over time - and quite rightly so. In this book, Joseph Piercy outlines the 25 rules that should be adhered ...Show more
Aitch Factor by Susan Butler
$24.99 AUD
Category: English Language
Only dead languages don't change; living ones change all the time. From aitch to amazeballs, from mondegreens to man boobs, there is no topic too controversial or complex for Australia's most influential editor, Susan Butler. Sue, long-time editor of the Macquarie Dictionary, takes you on an insightful, ...Show more
Bad English: A History of Linguistic Aggravation by Ammon Shea
$32.99 AUD
Category: English Language
The author of "Reading the OED" presents an eye-opening look at language "mistakes" and how they came to be accepted as correct--or not. English is a glorious mess of a language, cobbled together from a wide variety of sources and syntaxes, and changing over time with popular usage. Many of the words an ...Show more
Aussie Talk: Australian 'Slang-uage': Sayings, Slang and Idiom, the Aussie Way by Paul Bugeja
$17.99 AUD
Category: English Language
We use them every day, some of us more than others. They make our conversations colourful and interesting, loud and bright, rich and rare...and sometimes seemingly foreign or incomprehensible to visitors to our shores. They derive from a variety of cultural, historical and ethnic sources, and have adapt ...Show more