R.L. TRASK

Can you describe something as very real? Is it appropriate to use the phrase bon viveur? Are you sometimes tempted to write the word utilize instead of use, or albeit when but will do? For anyone who has ever found written English a potential minefield of disasters, Mind the Gaffe will help you avoid the blunders and howlers which could leave your readers either bemused or rolling on the floor with laughter. In this straight-talking and highly entertaining book, Larry Trask gives forthright advice on how to write simply and effectively, highlighting pretentious words that should be avoided at all costs (synergy, interface, feedback …); suggesting guidelines for the use of e-mail; and adjudicating on hundreds of contentious issues, from split infinitives to whether you should write napkin or serviette.

Por encima de todo, el lenguaje es lo que nos hace humanos. La lingüística, disciplina que estudia la estructura y la función del lenguaje, así como los fenómenos lingüísticos, ha desvelado muchas co

Todo lo que necesitas saber sobre lingüística en 100 imágenes. Por encima de todo, el lenguaje es lo que nos hace humanos. La lingüística, disciplina que estudia la estructura y la función del lengu