When a baby just learns a language, he talks by putting words one after the other
without thinking about style, usage, expression, or grammar. Sometimes, the novice
writer does the same thing, too.

Yet, good writing and a good command of the English language deserves much better
than that. The good news is this can be learned from books such as The Handbook of
Good English .

True, many texts on the subject have made it to print after Strunk and White's
The Elements of Style, but most books on the market satisfy a writer's needs only
partially; others are too heavy or too thick to keep on the desk or to carry around
in an overnight bag. Some offer complicated answers, and others do not keep up with
the changes in usage and language.

First published as The Washington Square Press Handbook of Good English,
The Handbook of Good English offers everything other books do, as well as keeping
up with the changes in usage and expression. Hailed as the copy editor's right hand,
it gives clear answers with examples to the trickiest problems.

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