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Àííîòàöèÿ: The Penguin Writers' Guides series provides authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable Guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. This essential guide covers the key rules - and pitfalls - of written and spoken grammar. It covers such areas as: the building blocks of language, common errors and misconceptions, choosing the right level of expression, differences between British and American English, and political correctness. It also discusses various uses of language, from creative writing, CVs and reports to verbal presentations, and business and personal letters, with many useful suggestions for accurate and fluent English.

Àííîòàöèÿ: Ïî÷åìó ïðîìûøëåííàÿ ðåâîëþöèÿ ïðîèçîøëà â XVIII âåêå èìåííî â Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè, à íå â äðóãîé ñòðàíå Åâðîïû èëè Àçèè? Ðîáåðò Àëëåí óáåäèòåëüíî äåìîíñòðèðóåò â ñâîåé íîâîé êíèãå, ÷òî áðèòàíñêàÿ ïðîìûøëåííàÿ ðåâîëþöèÿ áûëà ðåàêöèåé íà ãëîáàëüíóþ ýêîíîìèêó XVII è XVIII âåêîâ. Îí ïîêàçûâàåò, ÷òî â Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè, ïî ñðàâíåíèþ ñ îñòàëüíûìè ñòðàíàìè Åâðîïû è Àçèè, çàðïëàòû áûëè âûñîêèìè, à êàïèòàë è ýíåðãèÿ äåøåâûìè.  ðåçóëüòàòå ýòîãî ïðîðûâíûå òåõíîëîãèè ïðîìûøëåííîé ðåâîëþöèè — ïàðîâîé äâèãàòåëü, õëîïêîïðÿäèëüíàÿ ôàáðèêà è çàìåíà äðåâåñíîãî òîïëèâà êàìåííûì óãëåì â ìåòàëëóðãèè — îêàçàëèñü èçîáðåòåíèÿìè, ïðèáûëüíûìè òîëüêî â Âåëèêîáðèòàíèè è óáûòî÷íûìè çà åå ïðåäåëàìè. Ýêîíîìèêà âûñîêîé çàðïëàòû, ñëîæèâøàÿñÿ â ñòðàíå â äîèíäóñòðèàëüíûé ïåðèîä, òàêæå ñïîñîáñòâîâàëà ïðîìûøëåííîìó ðàçâèòèþ, ïîñêîëüêó ïîçâîëÿëà áîëüøåìó êîëè÷åñòâó ëþäåé ïëàòèòü çà îáðàçîâàíèå è îáó÷åíèå ðåìåñëó. Òîëüêî ïîñëå òîãî, êàê â XIX âåêå áðèòàíñêèå èíæåíåðû ñóìåëè ñäåëàòü ñâîè íîâûå òåõíîëîãèè áîëåå ýêîíîìè÷åñêè ýôôåêòèâíûìè, ïðîìûøëåííàÿ ðåâîëþöèÿ ðàñïðîñòðàíèëàñü ïî âñåìó ìèðó

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Àííîòàöèÿ: "The Penguin Writers' Guides" series provide authoritative, succinct and easy-to-follow guidance on specific aspects of written English. Whether you need to brush up your skills or get to grips with something for the first time, these invaluable guides will help you find the best way to get your message across clearly and effectively. "Common Errors in English" is a thorough A-Z checklist of the mistakes that often crop up in all aspects of written English. It gives ready and authoritative guidance on today's usage difficulties, being up-to-date with all the latest controversies, pitfalls and oddities of our language. Written in a lively style, with plenty of interest and humour, "Common Errors" shouldn't be far from the fingertips of anyone who does any kind of writing.