To quote the opening clause of the Constitution of the Queen's English Society: "The Objectives of the Society are to promote the maintenance, knowledge, understanding, development and appreciation of the English language as used in both speech and writing; to educate the public in its correct and elegant usage; and to discourage the intrusion of anything detrimental to clarity or euphony".
The QES'S Helpful Guides to Good English
The QES is not a teaching organisation, but we can try to help the many of us who have difficulty with some aspects of learning, understanding and using clear, elegant English.
'You'll find here the first of our simple guides to Good English.
One of the guides was written by the President of the QES, Dr Bernard Lamb, and covers the sometimes tricky topic of PUNCTUATION. The document is published here in full, and elswhere on this website, you are offered an opportunity to download the PDF version or, indeed, purchase the printed version, which will be delivered to you by post. The cost of this very helpful guide is £3.50 plus postage. Please contact the Secretary to arrange your purchase.
On the right of this page, you will see a list of guides. Please enjoy them and send us your comments and suggestions for other topics.