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Oxford Dictionaries
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Reissue
Fowler's Modern English Usage
R. W. Burchfield
896 pages
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216x135mm
978-0-19-861021-2
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Hardback
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23 September 2004
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- A well-loved guide to English usage for writers of all kinds, and for general reference
- Comprehensive and practical advice on grammar, syntax, and style
- Demystifies long-standing and contentious issues of usage such as the split infinitive and political correctness
- In-depth coverage of both British and American English
Fowler's Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English usage, loved and used by writers of all kinds. In keeping with its long tradition, Fowler's gives comprehensive and practical advice on grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words. It gives a clear and authoritative picture of the English we use, and elucidates many scores of usage questions such as the split infinitive and the intricacies of political correctness. It gives in-depth coverage of both British and American English with reference to the English of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa. The volume includes wide-ranging examples of usage from a broad selection of
newspapers, journals, and books from across the globe, and features illustrative quotations from authors such as Agatha Christie, Chinua Achebe, Iris Murdoch, Harold Pinter, and Noel Coward.
Based on the evidence and research of the Oxford Dictionaries Programme, this is the most comprehensive and authoritative guide to usage available. The third edition of 1996 provided a complete revision and an expansion of the original text, bringing the book fully up to date on all matters of grammar, usage, syntax, and style. This is a reissue of the revised third edition of 1998, which includes a new Supplement and revised entries. Replaces isbn 0198602634.Readership: Everyone who needs authoritative
guidance on English usage: journalists, broadcasters, schoolteachers, secondary school and college students, English language-learners, and general readers.
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"[Fowler's Modern English Usage] offers impeccable advice." - The Times
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Preface to the Third Edition
Acknowledgements
Dedication, 1926
Key to the Pronunciation
Abbreviations and Symbols
Bibliographical Abbreviations
A-Z
Preface to the Supplement of the Revised Third Edition
Supplement
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