A Dictionary of Modern English Usage.

H. W. Fowler. Second Edition Revised By Sir Ernest Gowers

ISBN 10: 0192813897 / ISBN 13: 9780192813893

Published by Oxford University Press, Great Britain, 1986

About this Item

Paperback. A Dictionary of Modern English Usage. Message to previous owner to inside cover. Now published in paperback for the first time, this book deals with points of grammar, syntax, style, and the choice of words; with the formation of words and their spelling and inflexions; with pronunciation; and with punctuation and typography. Its great popularity is based not only on its usefulness, but also on its iconoclasm and wit. Fowler is at his most readable and funny on such umpromising subjects as split infinitives or 'the false first-personal ONE', and when debunking affectation. 725 pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.).

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: A Dictionary of Modern English Usage.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Great Britain
• Publication Date: 1986
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192813897
• ISBN 13: 9780192813893
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Seller catalogs:
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Synopsis

This book is intended for general; students and teachers of English; anyone wanting guidance on the correct use of English.

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.