Guide to Canadian English Usage - Softcover

9780195416190: Guide to Canadian English Usage

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0195416198 ISBN 13: 9780195416190

Publisher: OUP Canada, 2000

What is the difference between sympathy and empathy? Is a collaborator the same thing as a collaborationist? What about contemporary and contemporaneous? Is it acceptable to say "equally as good"? Should it be demur or demure? Ketchup or Catchup? Which verb number follows "each"? The complexities of the English language can be daunting for even the most fluent speakers. Almost anyone engaged in formal writing - letters, reports, memos, school essays - will sometimes need to consult a usage guide for advice on matters such as these.

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Review

"The compilers provide an engaging introduction--at once instructive, eloquent, and balanced--and enhance the volume with numerous cross-references, appendixes, and a glossary. Destined to become the Canadian Fowler....Highly recommended for all reference collections."--Choice "The compilers provide an engaging introduction--at once instructive, eloquent, and balanced--and enhance the volume with numerous cross-references, appendixes, and a glossary. Destined to become the Canadian Fowler....Highly recommended for all reference collections."--Choice "The compilers provide an engaging introduction--at once instructive, eloquent, and balanced--and enhance the volume with numerous cross-references, appendixes, and a glossary. Destined to become the Canadian Fowler....Highly recommended for all reference collections."--Choice "The compilers provide an engaging introduction--at once instructive, eloquent, and balanced--and enhance the volume with numerous cross-references, appendixes, and a glossary. Destined to become the Canadian Fowler....Highly recommended for all reference collections."--Choice

About the Author

Margery Fee is the former Director of the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's University. She currently teaches Canadian and post-colonial literature at the University of British Columbia. Janice McAlpine is the former Unit Director of the Strathy Language Unit at Queen's University.

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