Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage 3/e (Oxford Quick Reference) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0199666318 ISBN 13: 9780199666317

Publisher: OUP Oxford, 2016

Synopsis

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

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About the Author

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).

Edition details

• Publisher: OUP Oxford
• Publication date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0199666318
• ISBN 13: 9780199666317
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 656
• Editor: Butterfield Jeremy