English Plain and Simple: No-Nonsense Ways to Learn Today's Global Language

by Jose A. Carillo

English Plain and Simple: No-Nonsense Ways to Learn Today’s Global Language brings together 158 of the author’s earliest English-usage columns in The Manila Times into one delightful, award-winning volume. A book that may be read simply for pleasure or as part of a rigorous self-review, English Plain and Simple seeks to help nonnative English speakers improve their written English without having to go back to the classroom. Each of its chapters is a delightful, entertaining essay built around an important lesson or insight into the language. Readers will have a truly enjoyable learning experience reading this book, for they can go straight to any chapter that strikes their fancy and need not worry about missing any prerequisite instruction.

Genres: Linguistics

498 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 2003

About the author

Jose A. Carillo is a nationally awarded writer and editor and an internationally awarded corporate communicator. He won a National Book Award for linguistics from the Manila Critics Circle in 2005 for his first English-usage book, "English Plain and Simple.” Aside from winning a total of nine major industry awards in the Philippines as company editor and public affairs executive, he won the Gold Quill Award of the U.S.-based International Association of Business Communicators (IABC) in 1989 and the Golden World Award of the U.K.-based International Public Relations Association (IPRA) in 1990. He is now an independent editor and communication consultant based in Metro Manila.

Reviews

[Meraiah · Rating 4 out of 5]

Stunning and definitely irresistible. The sexiest manual to the English language.