This volume, a companion to the author’s earlier book Current English, Comprehensively covers points of structure, style, and usage in the English language. An invaluable guide, it explains issues of grammar that baffle the non-native speaker and pose problems even for native speakers, in a witty and accessible manner. Using a wealth of examples, including citations, K.S. Yadurajan analyses and explains various aspects of style-the basics of good English, choice of words, faults of style, figures of speech, and several other topics. Many features of the language which non-native speakers find difficult to understand are discussed and presented in new and original ways. In addition, numerous Indian English (IE) constructions, many of them not recorded in the usual books on IE, are examined. The author focuses on problematic constructions commonly used in India but inadmissible in Standerd English, and distinguishes carefully between near-synonyms for precision in the use of language. This book is distinct from those on structure, style, and usage written by western authors in that the focus of this book is on the unique problems of Indian users of English. General readers and students in colleges and universities will find this volume very helpful and instructive.
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