Simply English: An A-Z of Avoidable Errors

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The author of the best-selling Strictly English wages war on bad English

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 imply and infer, and between uninterested and disinterested? When should one put owing to rather than due to? Why should the temptation to write actually, basically or at this moment in time always be strenuously resisted? How does one use an apostrophe correctly, ensure that one understands what alibi really means, and avoid the perils of the double negative?

With articles on everything from punctuation to tabloid English to adverbs and adjectives, Simply English is the essential companion for anyone who cares about the language and wants to use it correctly.

畅销书《严格英语》的作者西蒙·赫弗 (Simon Heffer ) 在他的畅销书《严格英语》中向糟糕的英语发起了战争，

解释了如何良好地书写和表达我们的语言。在《简单英语》中，他针对常见错误、常见误解和文体咆哮提供了有趣且极其有用的 AZ 指南。修正和修改、暗示和推断、无利害关系和无利害关系之间有什么区别？什么时候应该把“归功于”而不是“由于”？为什么要努力抵制实际上、基本上或此时此刻写作的诱惑？如何正确使用撇号，确保理解不在场的真正含义，并避免双重否定的危险？《Simply English》提供了从标点符号到小报英语到副词和形容词等各种内容的文章，对于任何关心这门语言并希望正确使用它的人来说，它都是必不可少的伴侣。

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Simon Heffer was born in 1960. He read English at Cambridge and took a PhD in modern history at that university. His previous books include: Moral Desperado: A Life of Thomas Carlyle, The Reinvention of England, Strictly English, A Short History of Power and High Minds: The Victorians and the Birth of Modern Britain. In a career of nearly thirty years in Fleet Street, he has written for and held senior positions on the Daily Mail, the Daily Telegraph and the Spectator.

西蒙·赫弗 (Simon Heffer) 出生于 1960 年。他在剑桥大学学习英语，并在该大学获得现代史博士学位。 他之前的著作包括：《道德亡命之徒：托马斯·卡莱尔的一生》、《英格兰的重塑》、《严格英语》、《权力简史》和《高尚思想：维多利亚时代和现代英国的诞生》。 在舰队街近三十年的职业生涯中，他曾为《每日邮报》、《每日电讯报》和《旁观者》撰稿并担任高级职务。

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