Kahn, John (Ellison)
KAHN, John (Ellison)
KAHN, John (Ellison). British (born South Africa), b. 1950. Genres: Novellas/Short stories, Advertising/Public relations, Communications/Media, Education, How-to books, Language/Linguistics, Speech/Rhetoric, Writing/Journalism, Translations. Career: Director of WordCraft Editing and Writing Ltd., London, England. Worked as newspaper reporter, reviewer, teacher, lexicographer, publisher's editor, and freelance journalist and copywriter. Publications: (comp) The Right Word at the Right Time: A Guide to the English Language and How to Use It, 1985, rev. ed., 1986; What's in a Word? The Fascinating Stories behind Some Everyday Words, 1985; An Ear to the Ground: The Uncommon Origins of Some Common Expressions, 1986; (comp) Reader's Digest Reverse Dictionary, 1989; (ed.) How to Write and Speak Better, 1991; The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Usage, forthcoming. Address: WordCraft Editing and Writing Ltd, 3 Mount Gardens, Leeds LS17 7QN, England. Online address: wordcraft@clara.net