Common Errors and Problems in English

by Robert Allen

"The Penguin Writers' Guides" series provide 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. "Common Errors in English" is a thorough A-Z checklist of the mistakes that often crop up in all aspects of written English. It gives ready and authoritative guidance on today's usage difficulties, being up-to-date with all the latest controversies, pitfalls and oddities of our language. Written in a lively style, with plenty of interest and humour, "Common Errors" shouldn't be far from the fingertips of anyone who does any kind of writing.

336 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published July 31, 2008

Reviews

[Nick Turner · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a reference of confusable word pairs and typical writing mistakes. Entries are sorted alphabetically so an index isn't needed.
There is a glossary of linguistics terms at the end. Lists of difficult-to-spell words seem quaint in the age of automatic spelling checkers - how about a list of difficult to spell-check words?

[Erickson · Rating 5 out of 5]

Enlightening.