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P E N G U I N REFERENCE
THE PENGUIN GUIDE TO PLAIN ENGLISH
Harry Blamires, a graduate of University College, Oxford, was formerly
Dean of Arts and Sciences at King Alfred’s College, Winchester. He was
Visiting Professor of English Literature at Wheaton College, Illinois, in
1987. The University of Southampton has awarded him a D.Litt. in
recognition of his achievements as a writer. His total output of some
thirty books includes fiction and theology, but he is widely known for
his works of literary history and criticism. These include
A
Short History of
English Literature (Routledge) and Twentieth-Century English Literature (Mac­
millan). For over three decades students in the USA and the UK have
benefitted from his classic guide to Joyce’s Ulysses, The New Bloomsday Book.
More recently, in The Cassell Guide to Common Errors in English, he has shown
how lively and entertaining the exploration of current usage can be.
H A R R Y BLAMIRES
The Penguin Guide
to Plain English
Express Yourself Clearly and Effectively
PENGUIN BOOKS
PENG UIN BOOKS
Published by the Penguin Group
Penguin Books Ltd, 80 Strand, London W C2R ORL, England
Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014, U S A
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Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: 80 Strand, London W C 2R ORL, England
www.penguin.com
First published 2000
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Copyright © Harry Blamires, 2000
All rights reserved
The moral right of the author has been asserted
Set in 9.75/12 pt Monotype Joanna
Typeset by Rowland Phototypesetting Ltd, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Printed in England by Clays Ltd, St Ives pic
Except in the United States of America, this book is sold subject
to the condition that it shall not, by way of trade or otherwise, be lent,
re-sold, hired out, or otherwise circulated without the publisher’s
prior consent in any form of binding or cover other than that in
which it is published and without a similar condition including this
condition being imposed on the subsequent purchaser
Contents
INTRODUCTION
What is Plain English?
THE PLAN OF THIS B O O K
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PART 1
T h e W o rd s a t O u r Disposal
The Words to be Used
SO ME RISKY C O N T E X T S
SO ME VERBAL D I S T O R T I O N S
W O R D S D A M A G E D BY MISUSE
A N D OV E R - US E
C H AP T ER
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C H AP T ER 2
The Right Words and the
Wrong Words
Words at W ork
COMBINING W O R D WITH W O R D
P ER SO N AL A N D I MP ERSO NA L
R E A D Y -M AD E USAGES
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C H AP T ER 3
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C H AP T ER 4
The Make-up of the English
Vocabulary
THE H I S T O RI CA L B A C K G R O U N D
O U R DU AL V O CA BUL ARY
F O RE I GN W O R D S A N D PHRASES
AR CH AI SM S
AMER I C AN I SMS
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