Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English: A Modern Guide to Good English (Reference Books)

Partridge, Eric:

ISBN 10: 0140510249 / ISBN 13: 9780140510249

Published by Puffin, 1982

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384 Seiten; Artikel stammt aus Nichtraucherhaushalt! AC7804 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 252. Seller Inventory # 757983

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Title: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English: ...

Publisher: Puffin

Publication Date: 1982

Binding: Taschenbuch

Condition: Befriedigend

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Synopsis:

Provides guidelines for writing standard English and explains usage differences

About the Author:

Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand lexicographer of the English language. He served in the Australian infantry during WWI, during which time he developed an interest in military slang. In 1945, he wrote The Dictionary of RAF Slang after working for the air force, and wrote a total of over forty books about the English language over the course of his lifetime.