Plain Words by Rebecca Gowers, Ernest A. Gowers, Ernest A. Gowers
Plain Words

Rebecca Gowers, Ernest A. Gowers, Ernest A. Gowers

302 pages first pub 1948 (editions)

nonfiction reference funny informative lighthearted slow-paced
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'Be short, be simple, be human.' When Sir Ernest Gowers first wrote Plain Words, it was intended simply as a guide to the proper use of English for the Civil Service. Within a year, however, its humour, charm and authority had made it a bestseller...

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