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Strictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . And Why It Matters
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Strictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . And Why It MattersStrictly English: The Correct Way to Write . . . And Why It Matters

Simon Heffer's incisive and amusingly despairing emails to colleagues at the Telegraph about grammatical mistakes and stylistic slips have attracted a growing band of ardent fans over recent years. Now, he makes an impassioned case for correct English and offers practical advice on how to avoid the solecisms and mangled sentences that increasingly pepper everyday speech and writing. If you have ever been guilty of writing "different than," if you have ever tortured the language by saying "Thank you for asking my friend and I," if you have ever confused "imply" and "infer," then this book will prove essential reading.
 
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Tags: writing, English, guilty, different, tortured, Matters, Strictly, Correct
English Matters 54/2015 September-October
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English Matters 54/2015 September-OctoberEnglish Matters 54/2015 September-October

The bimonthly for fans of the language and culture of English-speaking countries (mainly the UK).
Highly recommended for learners of the English language. Aimed at every citizen of the world who knows the basics of the language. Includes universal and current topics and translated vocabulary (English-English version) + MP3 recordings that help learn correct pronunciation.
 
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Tags: language, English, vocabulary, English-English, translated, Matters, September-October, topics
A Tunisian Tale (Modern Arabic Literature)
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A Tunisian Tale (Modern Arabic Literature)

After ne'er-do-wells spread rumors about a widowed mother's weak moral character among the people of a slum on the outskirts of Tunis that festers with migrants who have come to the metropolis from the heartland in search of a better life, her twenty-year-old son takes matters into his own hands and commits an unspeakable crime.
 
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Tags: takes, matters, twenty-year-old, better, heartland
Challenges in the Social Life of Language
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Challenges in the Social Life of Language

The first book to highlight the most pressing sociology-of-language themes of our times. All of which have to do with the twin issues of power and identity. Important evidence and illustrations bearing upon these matters are provided and supplemented by an extensive bibliography.
 
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English Matters 53/2015 July-August
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English Matters 53/2015 July-AugustEnglish Matters 53/2015 July-August

A bimonthly magazine for the learners of English at intermediate and upper intermediate levels. Some articles accompanied by audio. All texts followed by wordlists. Features current events, culture, biographies, ecology, travel, and leisure.
 
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Tags: intermediate, English, biographies, culture, current, July-August, Matters, events