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  • Published: 6 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448138708
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

Grammar for Grown-ups



A comprehensive, informative but light-hearted guide to grammar for the twenty-first century - whether you who know a little bit, or nothing at all about good, plain, grammatical English, this is the only book you need.


A comprehensive but light-hearted guide to grammar for the twenty-first century.

Agitated about apostrophes?
Struggling with spelling?
Dithering over dangling participles?
Stumped by the subjunctive?

Relax. Help is at hand...

For native English speakers who realise that there is more to good English than meets the eye, but don’t know where to start; for parents struggling to explain the finer details to their kids; and for English- language students everywhere . . . this is the only book you need.

Grammar for Grown-Ups guides you through the perils, pitfalls and problematic aspects of the English language, with fun test-yourself sections all the way.

  • Published: 6 September 2012
  • ISBN: 9781448138708
  • Imprint: Vintage Digital
  • Format: EBook
  • Pages: 320

About the authors

Katherine Fry

Katherine Fry has worked in publishing for more years than she cares to think about. She is a freelance editor mostly working for Random House. She lives in London.

Rowena Kirton

Rowena Kirton has worked in publishing for more years than she cares to think about. Rowena is a managing editorial director at Random House. She lives in London.

Praise for Grammar for Grown-ups

This wonderful book guides you through the perils and pitfalls [of good English]

Natasha Harding, Sun

Witty, incredibly well informed, well researched and clever

Alastair Campbell