Going to Hell in a Hen Basket by Robert Alden Rubin
$35.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Malapropism - A word or phrase that has been mistaken for another, usually because of its sound rather than its meaning.Everyone has made the mistake of using a word or phrase that they think sounds correct, but in fact is not. Malapropisms make some sense. They have a semantic logic to them, even if th ...Show more
Grammar for Grown-ups by Katherine Fry
$29.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Agitated about apostrophes? Struggling with spelling? Dithering over dangling participles? Stumped by the subjunctive? Relax. Help is at hand...For native English speakers who realise that there is more to good English than meets the eye, but don't know where to start; for parents struggling to explain ...Show more
He Puna Kupu, He Manawa Aa-Whenua by Waikato-Tainui
$35.00 NZD
Category: NZ non-fiction
To know one's own language is to know oneself. So knowing your dialect is about knowing yourself, where you come from, how you are related to others and where you fit in the world.He Puna Kupu, He Manawa aa-Whenuais the first stop for lovers and learners of Maaori language, particularly those interested ...Show more
How an Obscure Dialect Became the World's Most-Spoken Language by Joseph Piercy
$20.00 NZD
Category: Reference
How to Write Better English by Robert Allen
$19.90 NZD
Category: Reference | Series: Penguin Writers' Guides Ser.
This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, common errors and misconceptions, choosing the right level of expression, differences between British and American English, and political correctness.
How to Write Effective Emails
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Category: Reference
Many of us are spending more and more time using emails, especially at work.
How to Write a Sentence: and How to Read One by Stanley Fish
$25.00 NZD
Category: Reference
If you know sentences, you know everything. Good sentences promise nothing less than lessons and practice in the organization of the world. Some appreciate fine art; others appreciate fine wines. Stanley Fish appreciates fine sentences. "The New York Times" columnist and world-class professor has long b ...Show more
How to Write it : A Complete Guide to Everything You'll Ever Write by Sandra E. Lamb
$42.00 NZD
Category: Reference
Write personal and professional communications with clarity, confidence, and style. " How to Write It" is the essential resource for eloquent personal and professional self-expression. Award-winning journalist Sandra E. Lamb transforms even reluctant scribblers into articulate wordsmiths by providing co ...Show more
I Before E (Except After C) by Judy Parkinson
$32.00 NZD
Category: Reference
'My Very Elegant Mother Just Sat Upon Nine Porcupines' reminds us of the order of the planets in the Solar System. This is a compilation of memory aids guaranteed to simplify masses of confusing facts on numerous subjects, including rhymes, acronyms, rules, phrases and diagrams. It offers an eclectic mi ...Show more