Wynford Hicks has worked as a reporter, subeditor, feature writer, editor and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, subediting and writing styles. He is the author of Writing for Journalists and Quite Literally, and the co-author of Subediting for Journalists.

• Introduction: how this book began; Chapter 1 What kind of English?; Chapter 2 Grammar: the rules; Chapter 3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes; Chapter 4 Grammar: problems and confusions; Chapter 5 Spelling; Chapter 6 Punctuation; Chapter 7 Reporting speech; Chapter 8 Style; Chapter 9 Words; Chapter 10 Foreign words; Chapter 11 Figures;

Wynford Hicks has worked as a reporter, subeditor, feature writer, editor and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, subediting and writing styles. He is the author of Writing for Journalists and Quite Literally, and the co-author of Subediting for Journalists.

• Introduction: how this book began; Chapter 1 What kind of English?; Chapter 2 Grammar: the rules; Chapter 3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes; Chapter 4 Grammar: problems and confusions; Chapter 5 Spelling; Chapter 6 Punctuation; Chapter 7 Reporting speech; Chapter 8 Style; Chapter 9 Words; Chapter 10 Foreign words; Chapter 11 Figures;

Wynford Hicks has worked as a reporter, subeditor, feature writer, editor and editorial consultant in magazines, newspapers and books, and as a teacher of journalism specialising in the use of English, subediting and writing styles. He is the author of Writing for Journalists and Quite Literally, and the co-author of Subediting for Journalists.

• Introduction: how this book began; Chapter 1 What kind of English?; Chapter 2 Grammar: the rules; Chapter 3 Grammar: 10 common mistakes; Chapter 4 Grammar: problems and confusions; Chapter 5 Spelling; Chapter 6 Punctuation; Chapter 7 Reporting speech; Chapter 8 Style; Chapter 9 Words; Chapter 10 Foreign words; Chapter 11 Figures;