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The A to Z of
Correct
English
ANGELA BURT
2nd edition
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Copyright 2002 Angela Burt
First edition 2000
Second edition 2002
Angela Burt has asserted the right to be identified as the author
of this work, in accordance with the Copyright, Designs and
Patents Act 1988.
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NOTE: The material contained in this book is set out in good
faith for general guidance and no liability can be accepted
for loss or expense incurred as a result of relying in particular
circumstances on statements made in the book. Laws and
regulations are complex and liable to change, and readers
should check the current position with the relevant authorities
before making personal arrangements.
Introduction
The A–Z of Correct English
is a reference book which has been
written for the student and the general reader. It aims to tackle the
basic questions about spelling, punctuation, grammar and word usage
that the student and the general reader are likely to ask.
Throughout the book there are clear explanations, and exemplar
sentences where they are needed. When it’s helpful to draw
attention to spelling rules and patterns, these are given so that the
reader is further empowered to deal with hundreds of related words.
The aim always has been to make the reader more confident and
increasingly self-reliant.
This is a fast-track reference book. It is not a dictionary although,
like a dictionary, it is arranged alphabetically. It concentrates on
problem areas; it anticipates difficulties; it invites cross-references. By
exploring punctuation, for example, and paragraphing, it goes far
beyond a dictionary’s terms of reference. It is not intended to
replace a dictionary; it rather supplements it.
Once, in an evening class, one of my adult students said, ‘If
there’s a right way to spell a word, I want to know it.’ On another
occasion, at the end of a punctuation session on possessive
apostrophes, a college student said rather angrily, ‘Why wasn’t I told
this years ago?’
This book has been written to answer all the questions that my
students over the years have needed to ask. I hope all who now use
it will have their questions answered also and enjoy the confidence
and the mastery that this will bring.
Angela Burt
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How to use this book
For ease of reference, all the entries in this book have been listed
alphabetically rather than being divided into separate spelling, usage,
punctuation and grammar sections.
You will therefore find
hypocrisy
following
hyphens;
paragraphing
following
paraffin; who or whom?
following
whiskey or whisky?;
and so on.
WANT TO CHECK A SPELLING?
Cross-referencing will help you locate words with tricky initial
letters.
aquaint
Wrong spelling. See
ACQUAINT
.
Plural words are given alongside singular nouns, with cross-
referencing to relevant rules and patterns.
knife
(singular)
knives (plural). See
PLURALS
(v)
.
There is also a general section on
plurals
and another on
foreign
plurals.
If it’s the complication of adding an ending that is causing you
trouble, you will find some words listed with a useful cross-
reference.
dining or dinning?
dine + ing = dining (as in dining room)
din + ing = dinning (noise dinning in ears)
See
ADDING ENDINGS
(i) and (ii)
.
There are individual entries for confusing endings like
-able/-ible;
-ance,-ant/-ence,-ent; -cal/-cle; -ise or -ize?
and for confusing
beginnings like
ante-/anti-; for-/fore-; hyper-/hypo-; inter-/intra-
and many others.
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