Spell Well, 2nd Edition
Boost your word power and your confidence
Published on 6. November 2012
320 pages
978-1-84803-634-5 (ISBN)
Description
It is true. A well-written letter is taken far more seriously than one using misspelt words. Research shows that people automatically assume you're more intelligent, and they'll take notice of you in a way they never did before. Now, with the help of this book you can discover the power of words for yourself. There are checklists and steps that ensure you'll soon be writing with much greater confidence.
Contents: 1. Identifying different sounds; 2. Checking capital letters; 3. Forming plurals and changing verbs; 4. Using prefixes, suffixes and hyphens; 5. Sorting out the changes; 6. Avoiding common mistakes; 7. Using apostrophes and abbreviations; 8. Revising chapters 1-7; 9. Exploring the dictionary; 10. Discovering the thesaurus; 11. Enhancing your writing; 12. Looking at American spelling; 13. Exploring new words, jargon and slang.
Contents: 1. Identifying different sounds; 2. Checking capital letters; 3. Forming plurals and changing verbs; 4. Using prefixes, suffixes and hyphens; 5. Sorting out the changes; 6. Avoiding common mistakes; 7. Using apostrophes and abbreviations; 8. Revising chapters 1-7; 9. Exploring the dictionary; 10. Discovering the thesaurus; 11. Enhancing your writing; 12. Looking at American spelling; 13. Exploring new words, jargon and slang.
More details
Edition
Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Little, Brown Book Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
4,24 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-84803-634-5 (9781848036345)
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Schweitzer Classification
Other editions
Additional editions
Book
02/2005
How To Books Ltd
€31.13
Shipment within 3-4 weeks
Person
Marion Field was Head of English in a large Comprehensive School for many years and is an examiner for GCSE English. She is the author of several language improvement books for writers.
Content
Identifying different sounds; checking capital letters; forming plurals and changing verbs; using prefixes, suffixes and hyphens; sorting out the changes; avoiding common mistakes; using apostrophes and abbreviations; revising chapters 1-7; exploring the dictionary; discovering the thesaurus; enhancing your writing; looking at American spelling; exploring new words, jargon and slang.
