Usage and Abusage

Usage and Abusage PDF

Author: Eric Partridge

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 406

ISBN-13: 9780393317091

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A handbook of advice on the proper use of the English language. Includes a section on vogue words that have acquired a power and influence beyond what they originally possessed.

Usage and Abusage

Usage and Abusage PDF

Author: Eric Partridge

Publisher:

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780141037721

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Usage and Abusage is Penguin's classic linguistic reference book that not only tells you how to use English correctly, but is also a declaration of war on its misuse. Covering grammatical problems, words that are commonly abused and confused, matters of style, as well as providing advice on how to communicate clearly and elegantly, it is the perfect reader for every writer.

A Concise Dictionary of Correct English

A Concise Dictionary of Correct English PDF

Author: B. A. Phythian

Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Published: 1979-01-15

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1442233877

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Based on authoritative sources (Fowler, Gowers, Partridge and the Oxford dictionaries), this book is intended for those who would like to be guided round some of the more common pitfalls in the use of English. It is also a practical introduction to the grammar of modern English, grammar being the basis for a proper understanding of what is correct current usage. The compiler, while making a stand against linguistic abuses such as ungrammatical expressions and ugly coinages, circumlocutions and tautology, fashionable metaphors and misuse of technical terms, has an up-to-date attitude to English as a living, developing language, which is constantly changing through usage and the needs of its writers and speakers. Many, often entertaining, examples of both good and incorrect (but frequently found) English support the definitions in the dictionary.

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage

A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage PDF

Author: Bryan A. Garner

Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA

Published: 2001

Total Pages: 990

ISBN-13: 9780195142365

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A 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.