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Mind the Gaffe
The Penguin Guide to Common Errors in English
ISBN: 9780140514766
Format: Paperback
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Edition: New edition
For all those who have ever feared being shown up by using one of the twenty worst words and phrases to be avoided at all costs, or confusing the complex with the complicated, this trouble-shooting guide to common errors in English should be able to help. More
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