Good Word Guide: The fast way to correct English - spelling, punctuation, grammar and usage

'In every sense, a good word guide' Times Educational Supplement



'This intelligent guide is an essential addition to the bookshelves of all readers and writers' Good Book Guide




Our language is changing faster than ever before. Modern communications are breaking down distinctions between formal and informal English, raising ever more questions as to how to speak and write correctly.


This fully updated edition of the bestselling Good Word Guide offers information and advice on spelling, grammar, punctuation, pronunciation, confusables and the latest buzzwords and provides clear, straightforward answers to everyday language problems. This edition contains a new feature: 'Your Turn' sections - new interactive quizzes for the reader to test their own knowledge of grammar, plain English, punctuation, spelling and usage - a perfect resource for language courses.


Endorsed by the Plain Language Commission.

Martin Manser is a Language Trainer and Consultant and has edited and authored many guides on language for a range of publishers including Penguin, Chambers, Collins and OUP.

Martin H. Manser received a BA Honours degree in linguistics after studying at the Universities of York, England, and Regensburg, Germany, and went on to gain an M Phil degree for research into the influence of English on Modern German. Since 1980 he has written and worked on over 100 reference books, including The Penguin Writer's Manual, Chambers' Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms, the Macmillan Student's Dictionary, The Guinness Book of Words, The Wordsworth Dictionary of Eponyms, and A Dictionary of the Bible.