Title : Understanding Spelling
ISBN : 981 4107 11 5
Specifications : 240 x 190 mm, 216 pages
Target Readers : Secondary students, adult learners & language teachers
Publication Date : 9/1/2002
Published Price : Upon Request
 
About the Book
A practical guide on English and American spelling that often baffles learners of English, even the native speakers themselves. The book is systematic in approach and gives clear explanations to the rules and exceptions of spelling. It includes a list of words that tend to get confused, with an analysis of their distinctions in use and meaning, as well as a comprehensive list of words that cause spelling problems.
 
Features
* Comprehensive and Up-to-date
* Invaluable for vocabulary building
* Clear explanations of the rules and exceptions
* Numerous handy hints on usage
* British and American spelling conventions
* Extensive exercises for self-testing
* Answers
     
Author/Compiler : Anne Seaton is an Oxford graduate in Classics and a former senior editor with W & R Chambers of Edinburgh. She has worked extensively on publications for learners, including, most recently, the Times-Chambers Essential English Dictionary and Chambers Essential English Grammar and Usage. She has also contributed to Chambers 21st Century Dictionary, Encarta World English Dictionary and New Penguin English Dictionary.
 
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