{"product_id":"wordwatch-deborah-bennison-9781501017186","title":"Wordwatch: A plain language guide to grammar, punctuation and writing well","description":"This is a basic guide to writing well. Aspects of grammar and punctuation that commonly cause confusion are demystified in plain English. You'll find clear instructions on the correct use of possessive apostrophes, commas, speech marks, hyphens, and semicolons. Other topics include the subjunctive, split infinitives, and the difference between 'fewer' and 'less'. You can also learn more about active and passive sentences (active sentences will often make your writing clearer and more direct); commonly used foreign words and phrases; and word classes, including nouns, adjectives and verbs. Other common conundrums dealt with here include: - that or which? - affect or effect? - lay or lie? - practice or practise? - whose or who's? - my friends and I or my friends and me? Why does correct punctuation and grammar matter? Well, look at the following: A woman without her man is nothing. With the correct punctuation all becomes clear: A woman: without her, man is nothing. Wordwatch includes an introduction to politically correct writing. This is not comprehensive but offers some sensible, no-nonsense advice for the careful writer. Wordwatch grew out of the author's successful blog: http: \/\/wordwatchtowers.wordpress.com\/\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Deborah Bennison\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1501017187\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781501017186\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Createspace Independent Publishing Platform\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/15\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 182\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.41lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.99h x 5.00w x 0.39d","brand":"Deborah Bennison","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44124246278399,"sku":"9781501017186","price":7.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f0868012-17ac-4e5b-b943-3e64da08d3f2.jpg?v=1687435615","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/wordwatch-deborah-bennison-9781501017186","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}