Dictionary Of Modern English Usage

Fowler, H.W.

ISBN 10: 0517413655 / ISBN 13: 9780517413654

Published by Random House Value Publishing, 1987

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dictionary Of Modern English Usage
• Publisher: Random House Value Publishing
• Publication Date: 1987
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0517413655
• ISBN 13: 9780517413654
• Binding: hardcover
• Condition: Good

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Synopsis

Modern English Usage is H.W.Fowler's masterpiece of explication and guidance in the usage, style, spelling and punctuation of the English language. This edition is taken from the original 1926 publication and has become the standard work on the expression with clarity and precision of both the spoken and written word.

About the Author

Henry Watson Fowler (1858-1933) was a translator, lexicographer, and grammarian. With his brother Frank (1870-1918) he compiled the first edition of the Concise Oxford Dictionary (published 1911) and the Pocket Oxford Dictionary (published in 1924, after Franks' death). Frank helped to plan Modern English Usage with his brother but he died before it was published and it was executed by Henry alone. The name Fowler has become synonymous with reliable and accurate reference on all
aspects of written English.