The Complete Plain Words
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The Complete Plain Words
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The Complete Plain Words, titled simply Plain Words in its 2014 revision, is a style guide written by Sir Ernest Gowers, published in 1954. It has never been out of print. It comprises expanded and revised versions of two pamphlets that he wrote at the request of HM Treasury, Plain Words (1948) and ABC of Plain Words (1951). The aim of the book is to help officials in their use of English as a tool of their trade. To keep the work relevant for readers in subsequent decades it has been revised by
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1954 book by Ernest Gowers
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2002-05-24T04:10:34Z
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2024-08-31T01:44:03Z
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