Our lives turn on words. Exams, reports, letters, emails.they involve not just ideas but a choice of words that will bring your ideas to life, get your message across and persuade people. A dictionary isn't enough. This Fairfax guide draws on the expertise, experience and practical skills of professional writers to guide you through the minefield of modern English. Who or whom? I or me? Rebut of refute? Licence or license? And just who is the Third Person (plural) and should you avert your eyes politely when being introduced to them? This book offers simple tips on communicating more effectively in clean, no-nonsense English, provides answers to most everyday grammar and punctuation dilemmas and tells you how to avoid common errors. An alphabetical list of words and problems will give quick answers to most questions. When you have time to browse, the outlines to the concepts of grammar will explain the rules more fully.