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    Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Butterfield, Jeremy;

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    Product details:

    • Edition number 4
    • Publisher OUP Oxford
    • Date of Publication 26 March 2015

    • ISBN 9780199661350
    • Binding Hardback
    • No. of pages928 pages
    • Size 223x142x51 mm
    • Weight 1198 g
    • Language English
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    Short description:

    This renowned reference work offers clear, practical guidance on controversial or disputed language usage, including questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. This new edition has been comprehensively updated and is a trustworthy guide for anyone seeking authoritative advice on the correct use of English.

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    Long description:

    Why literally shouldn't be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What's wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English usage, loved and used by writers, editors, and anyone who values correct English since it first appeared in 1926. Fowler's gives comprehensive and practical advice on complex points of grammar, syntax, punctuation, style, and word choice. Now enlarged and completely revised to reflect English usage in the 21st century, it provides a crystal-clear, authoritative picture of the English we use, while illuminating scores of usage questions old and new. International in scope, it gives in-depth coverage of both British and American English usage issues, with reference also to the English of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. The thousands of authentic examples in the book vividly demonstra

    Jeremy Butterfield has given us easily the best edition of this beloved work since H. W. Fowler's original. For anyone who cares about the English language, this book will provide helpful guidance and fascinating distraction in equal measure.

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    Table of Contents:

    Preface to the Fourth Edition
    Acknowledgements
    Dedication, 1926
    Key to the Pronunciation
    Abbreviations and Symbols
    Bibliographical Abbreviations
    A to Z

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