What Not to Write: A Guide to the Dos and Don'ts of Good English

Synopsis of What Not to Write: A Guide to the Dos and Don'ts of Good English

«What Not to Write: A Guide to the Dos and Don'ts of Good English» is Kay Sayce's English guide, published by Talisman Publishing in hardback.

Reference work based on the idea that plain English is preferable, covering common doubts and errors in writing: acronyms, ambiguity, American English, administrative and business jargon, clichés, grammar, hyphens, punctuation, quotations, spelling, and letter writing.

136 pages. Revised and updated edition, published in 2013; the original work appeared in 2006.

Aimed at students and professionals who write reports, theses, or academic papers.