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English Made Simple, Revised Edition: A Complete, Step-by-Step Guide to Better Language Skills (Made Simple (Broadway Books))

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Much of the information contained in this book is misleading because it is outdated. Not a good preparation tool for standardized exams, as many of the practices recommended in this book count as mistakes on those exams. Certain things, like using semicolons to separated a list of items that contain commas, are pretty good ideas, but are not part of standard English anymore.

Part of the xx Made Simple series, this volume (c. 1981) needs to be updated and revised.

Much of the information contained in this book is misleading because it is outdated. Not a good preparation tool for standardized exams, as many of the practices recommended in this book count as mistakes on those exams. Certain things, like using semicolons to separated a list of items that contain commas, are pretty good ideas, but are not part of standard English anymore.