A Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Author: Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher: Oxford : Clarendon Press
Published: 1965
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780198691150
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Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Author: Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2016
Total Pages: 657
ISBN-13: 0199666318
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable quick-reference work, providing clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and concerns of the 21st century.
Oxford A-Z of English Usage
Author: Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2013-08-15
Total Pages: 202
ISBN-13: 0199652457
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis handy guide provides crystal-clear help with writing correctly and appropriately in everyday situations. Arranged alphabetically, the book contains concise entries with guidance on individual words and phrases, and longer entries on broader topics such as overused words, bullet points, and avoiding sexist language.
The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style
Author: Paul W. Lovinger
Publisher: Penguin Group USA
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 491
ISBN-13: 9780142000465
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFeatures more than one thousand primary entries, along with more than two thousand examples of questionable style and the misuse of language, providing valuable lessons for students, writers, and speakers.
A Dictionary of American-English Usage, Based on Fowler's Modern English Usage
Author: Margaret Nicholson
Publisher:
Published: 1957
Total Pages: 706
ISBN-13:
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBrings English usage up-to-date and in most instances considers American usage.
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Author: Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2015-03-26
Total Pages: 928
ISBN-13: 0191064947
DOWNLOAD EBOOKWhy 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
English Usage Guides
Author: Ingrid Tieken-Boon van Ostade
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2018
Total Pages: 229
ISBN-13: 0198808208
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis volume explores both historical and current issues in English usage guides or style manuals. Chapters look at how and why these guides are compiled, and by whom; what sort of advice they contain; how they differ from grammars and dictionaries; and how attitudes to usage have changed.
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Author: Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2016-03-10
Total Pages: 688
ISBN-13: 0191062308
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable reference work that offers the best advice on English usage. Known in previous editions as the 'Pocket Fowler', this third edition is a descendant of the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Fowler. Based on the unrivalled evidence and research of the Oxford Languages Programme, the new edition answers your most frequently asked questions about language use. Should you use a split infinitive, or a preposition at the end of a sentence? Is it infer or imply? Who or whom? What are the main differences between British and American English? Over 4,000 entries offer clear recommendations on issues of grammar, pronunciation, spelling, confusable words, and written style. Real examples are drawn from OUP's vast database of classic and contemporary literary sources, newspapers and magazines, and the Internet. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and con
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Author: Bryan A. Garner
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 2001
Total Pages: 990
ISBN-13: 9780195142365
DOWNLOAD EBOOKA comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.
Sourcebook for Research in Music
Author: Phillip Crabtree
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 1993
Total Pages: 258
ISBN-13: 9780253213235
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis bibliography of bibliographies lists and describes sources, from basic references to highly specialized materials. Valuable as a classroom text and as a research tool for scholars, librarians, performers, and teachers.
