Download or read book A Dictionary of Modern English Usage written by Henry Watson Fowler and published by Oxford : Clarendon Press. This book was released on 1965 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Download or read book The American Heritage Book Of English Usage written by Editors of the American Heritage Di and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 1996-09-09 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the first time, the editors of the acclaimed American Heritage(R) Dictionary have applied their efforts to word usage as its own subject. The result is this practical guide that includes chapters on grammar, style, diction, gender, social groups, pronunciation, word formation, science terms, and a subject and a word index.
Download or read book Oxford A Z of English Usage written by Jeremy Butterfield and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2013-08-15 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Readers and writers of all levels will find the Oxford A-Z of English Usage essential. Based on Oxford's world-leading dictionary research programmes and contemporary language monitoring, and giving examples of real usage, this book provides the essential information about usage and correct English that is needed in practical, everyday situations. Arranged in A-Z sequence, it contains over 680 entries on issues of spelling, grammar, meaning and PC language that confuse people (e.g. licence / license; learning difficulties / mental handicap; fewer / less). In addition, there are more than 20 special feature articles on specific topics such as hyphenation or the use of Latin plurals, as well as commonly confused terms like Britain, Great Britain, the British Isles, England. With a fresh page design, the Oxford A-Z of English Usage gives the reader immediate and easy access to answers, by means of clear and coherent explanations and illustrations. It will prove the first port of call for any reader seeking clear, authoritative help with usage questions.
Download or read book Beginner s Dictionary of American English Usage Second Edition written by Peter Collin and published by McGraw-Hill Education. This book was released on 2002-07-10 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Selling more than 58,000 in its first edition, Beginner's Dictionary of American English Usage has been revised and brought right up-to-date to contain today's 4,000 most commonly used words. Definitions are simple and brief, utilizing only words contained within the dictionary's pages. If you want to learn English as spoken by Americans, this dictionary is for you. It's easy to follow and absolutely indispensable. Each entry offers at least one example sentence, identifies parts of speech, and lists multiple meanings.
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar written by Bas Aarts and published by OUP Oxford. This book was released on 2014-01-16 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar is a straightforward and accessible A-Z guide to the diverse and often complex terminology of English grammar. It contains over 1,600 entries with clear and concise definitions, enhanced by numerous example sentences, as well as relevant quotations from the scholarly literature of the field. This second edition is written and edited by Professor Bas Aarts of University College London, writer of the acclaimed Oxford Modern English Grammar. It has been fully revised and updated, with particular attention paid to refreshing the example sentences included within the text. There are over 150 new entries that cover current terminology which has arisen since the publication of the first edition, and there are also new entries on the most important English grammars published since the start of the 20th century. Hundreds of new cross-references enhance the user-friendly nature of the text, and the list of works cited has been thoroughly updated to reflect the current state of the field. A short appendix of web links has been added. All in all, this Dictionary is an invaluable guide to English grammar for all students and teachers of the subject, as well as all those with an informed interest in the English language.
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Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style written by Bryan A. Garner and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Covers basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and idiomatic phrases of American English.
Download or read book The Penguin Dictionary of American English Usage and Style written by Paul W. Lovinger and published by Penguin Group USA. This book was released on 2001 with total page 491 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features 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.
Download or read book The Oxford Dictionary of English Grammar written by Sylvia Chalker and published by OXFORD University Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 472 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: English grammar has changed a great deal since the beginning of the Twentieth Century, and it is a subject that can provide a complex minefield of uncertainties within the language. This accessible and comprehensive dictionary comes to the aid of both the general reader and the student or teacher, offering straightforward and immediate A-Z access to 1,000 grammatical terms and their meanings. All the currently accepted terms of grammar are included, as well as older, traditional names, controversial new coinages, and items from the study of other languages. Concise definitions of the wider subject of linguistics, including phonetics and transformational grammar, are accompanied by examples of language in use, and frequent quotations from existing works on grammar.
Download or read book Merriam Webster s Dictionary of English Usage written by and published by Merriam Webster. This book was released on 1994-01 with total page 989 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A critically acclaimed guide to English usage. Includes more than 2,300 entries presenting the history, analysis, and recommendations regarding noted usage controversies. Entries are illustrated with more than 20,000 quotations from prominent writers."\\
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Download or read book Encyclopedic Dictionary of English Usage written by Nathan H. Mager and published by Prentice Hall. This book was released on 1974 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A dictionary arrangement of selected words, including grammatical terms.
Download or read book Fowler s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage written by Henry Watson Fowler and published by Oxford Quick Reference. This book was released on 2016 with total page 657 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fowler'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.
Download or read book Right Wrong and Risky written by Mark Davidson and published by W. W. Norton. This book was released on 2006 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides straightforward information about American-English word usages, spelling, grammar, and punctuation, in an up-to-date guide that provides etymologies for common terms and phrases, word lore, and discussions of why certain rules are disputed by usage authorities. 15,000 first printing.
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