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Fowler´s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Jeremy Butterfield
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Description for Fowler´s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
Paperback. 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. Editor(s): Butterfield, Jeremy. Series: Oxford Quick Reference. Num Pages: 688 pages. BIC Classification: 2AB; CBD; CBG. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129. .
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 ... Read more
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 ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press United Kingdom
Number of pages
688
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Series
Oxford Quick Reference
Condition
New
Weight
475g
Number of Pages
656
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780199666317
SKU
V9780199666317
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About Jeremy Butterfield
Jeremy Butterfield is an OUP author, language expert, writer, and lexicographer. For many years he worked in senior editorial positions in Collins English and Bilingual Dictionaries. He is also the author of the popular book on the English language, Damp Squid: The English Language Laid Bare (2009), as well as the Oxford A-Z of English Usage (2013).
Reviews for Fowler´s Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage
This book is useful and, like Hamilton says of the full version, of general interest and even enjoyable.
Ray Ward, Committee Member and Trustee, Queens English Society, London, UK
a fascinating work of reference
Methodist Recorder
Ray Ward, Committee Member and Trustee, Queens English Society, London, UK
a fascinating work of reference
Methodist Recorder