Her Ladyship's Guide to the Queen's English (Ladyship's Guides) by Caroline Taggart

Her Ladyship's Guide to the Queen's English (Ladyship's Guides) Reviews

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  Quirkyreader

  I just received this book. It will be a wonderful companion to "The Mother Tongue" by Bill Bryson.
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  Ipek

  Basic and simple but quite useful especially if English is not your native language. It's a very pretty book as well, nothing garish to look at like most grammar/English books you'll find.
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  Selaya Morton

  To quote my Maternal Grandfather (tongue planted firmly in cheek): "The Queen's English like wot it is spoke."
  
  It didn't take me very long to realise that I was holding a somewhat humourous version of something similar to my old Secondary School & University text books. This volume brought back a wealth of memories from my past. I think my former English mistress and my profs would be proud that I can still soak up knowledge like this and hopefully, retain it.
  
  Important considerations such as pronunciation and spelling play huge role in the narrative; I do attempt to be as accurate as possible in both speech and writing. I was very pleased to note the inclusion of what is, without a doubt, the most horrendous "non-word" in common use today; to whit: "irregardless!" What a contemptible mash up of two words that actually mean something into something that means absolutely nothing. At best, it cancels itself out. It puts me in mind of people who, around Thanksgiving or Christmas, tell you that they must get home to "de-thaw" the turkey. I was also happy for the addition of the word "nuclear" and some of its many mispronunciations. The one I come up against most often is "new-cue- ler." It makes me want to cringe.
  
  Even though I live in Canada, I will hold my thoughts on 'Americanisms' with one exception: place names. During the Duke of Sussex's meeting with Her Majesty, a generally well respected National News reader here called the meeting the "Sandring-HAM Summit." Shudder!
  
  So, I give my thanks to Caroline Taggart and of course, Her Ladyship, for this very informative and educational tome.
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  Nadia

  This book is a really nice guide to learn basic pronunciation, spelling and manners that are used by British native speakers. It explains the differences between American and British English and is useful if one wants to speak English in a more British native speaker way rather than a more 'universal' English.
  My rating goes more to evaluating the book as a guide and not as how much I enjoyed it. There were sections (as the spelling one) that I found kind of 'boring' if one is just reading this guide to learn how to speak properly the British English rather than to write it, or if you are interested in both but you don't really take the time to put into practice this spelling rules, as I wasn't, as my reading was more in a speaking way.
  Overall, I think it is really well written and it covers a wide range of important things in the English language.
  
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  Writerdevin

  How do u do?
  How do u do.
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  Rae

  Highfalutin, snobbish, and outdated. But fun.
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  Alannah Clarke

  Purchased this book thinking it was a humour book, however I was not disappointed as it did teach me about grammar and the english language. I would recommend this one to people who use English as a second language as it is called one of the most difficult in the world today. Hopefully this book will help those learning grasp the language more clearly.
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  Josephine

  I'm extremely meticulous and careful with the way I speak and use English and this book does enough to satisfy my need for correctness that I don't find everyday when I hear or read other people. It has everything I'd tell others and everything I'd like to keep as a reminder for myself. Loved it!
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  Melissa Bond

  A witty, accurate & enlightening take on the proper use of the British language. Honestly, anyone who speaks English could benefit from this book.
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  Temashana

  Her Ladyship is quite passionate about her language. It is good to have a refresher from time to time though.
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  Yasmine Alina a

  Very useful.
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  Jolanta Tacij

  loved it!
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  Cathie Maud

  A good review of the English language and its complex grammar. Written as if you were having tea with a very knowledgeable friend.
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  Rachel Stimson

  An entertaining and informative guide on how to avoid some common pitfalls in the English language.