{"product_id":"mccarthys-field-guide-to-grammar-by-michael-mccarthy-9781529393514","title":"McCarthy's Field Guide to Grammar","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYou ain't gonna like it: bad grammar's not so bad.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cem\u003e - The Times\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eRemember all those grammar rules from school? No? Most of us don't. Mike McCarthy, renowned corpus linguist and co-author of the 900-page \u003cem\u003eCambridge Grammar of English\u003c\/em\u003e, answers the awkward questions that regularly bother us about English grammar. In this helpful A-Z field guide, McCarthy tells us what the conventional rules are, shows us what people are writing or saying now, and gives simple reasons why you might choose one or the other so that you can speak and write with confidence.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eThrough witty and entertaining examples pulled from 50 years of teaching, 40 years of field notes picked from books, newspapers, letters, radio and TV, and shamelessly eavesdropping on people's conversations in public spaces, and a British and American English computer database, McCarthy has created a book to browse and enjoy, as well as a useful reference to keep on your bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWhy a \u003cem\u003eField Guide\u003c\/em\u003e to grammar?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cul\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eA to Z format makes it easy to access and to find what you're looking for\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003ePresents solutions to a host of common, everyday grammatical problems\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eReferences current events to bring relevance to the grammar (\u003cem\u003efronted adverbials\u003c\/em\u003e anyone?)\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eLooks at historical usage to illustrate how the English language has evolved, and continues to evolve\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eGives guidance on appropriate usage where more than one way of saying something exists\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eDistinguishes between spoken and written grammar where appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eIncludes advice on vocabulary, spelling, pronunciation, punctuation and style\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCompares North American and British grammar, and includes Englishes from around the world\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eCharming drawings to illustrate the playfulness in the English language\u003c\/li\u003e\n    \u003cli\u003eGrammar guide backed by data and research\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eTrue to the \u003cem\u003eChambers\u003c\/em\u003e name, this field guide is as much quirky as it is informative. It is the perfect gift for any language lover, student, teacher, struggling parent or carer supporting their child's schooling, the grammar purist or the grammar descriptivist.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Hachette Aotearoa New Zealand","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47596932858092,"sku":"9781529393514","price":34.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9781529393514-mccarthy-s-field-guide-to-grammar.jpg?v=1777944966","url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/products\/mccarthys-field-guide-to-grammar-by-michael-mccarthy-9781529393514","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}