[PDF] Pocket Fowlers Modern English Usage eBook

Author : R. E. Allen
Publisher : OXFORD University Press
Page : 622 pages
File Size : 32,15 MB
Release : 2004
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780198609476

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This invaluable reference work offers the best and most sought-after advice on English grammar based on Henry Fowler's original, which is still a classic text after nearly 80 years. Updated with the use of Oxford's unique language databases, it comprises over 4,200 entries giving clear recommendations on grammar, pronunciation, spelling, confusable words, and writing style. DT Advice on how to avoid common pitfalls in English usage, such as the split infinitive, infer or imply, who or whom DT Broad coverage of British and American English, including examples from all over the English-speaking world DT Wide-ranging illustrative quotations from well-known authors, such as Julian Barnes and A. S. Byatt, and international newspapers and journals

Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : OXFORD University Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,63 MB
Release : 2002
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780198604129

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This invaluable reference offers the best advice on English grammar based on Fowler's original, updated with 4,200 entries and recommendations on grammar, pronunciation, spelling and writing style.

Author : Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 928 pages
File Size : 11,74 MB
Release : 2015-03-26
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0191064947

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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

Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 39,46 MB
Release : 2016
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 0199666318

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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.

Author : R. E. Allen
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Page : 0 pages
File Size : 18,50 MB
Release : 2008
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Updated with the use of the Oxford English Corpus, this edition contains over 4,000 entries that answer the most frequently asked questions about language and language use.

Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher :
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 48,27 MB
Release : 2000
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ISBN : 9780195135084

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Covers basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and idiomatic phrases of American English.

Author : Catherine Soanes
Publisher : OXFORD University Press
Page : 1110 pages
File Size : 11,81 MB
Release : 2001
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN :

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The leading pocket-sized dictionary in the English-speaking world is now available in a user-friendly ninth edition.

Author : Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 31,78 MB
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 0191062308

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Fowler'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