Usage Abusage Pick Right by Partridge Eric (7 results)

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. An updated edition of a useful, entertaining guide to picking the right words (and avoiding the wrong ones). Janet Whitcut has revised Eric Partridge's popular reference to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. The book also includes a section of vogue words, those that have acquired a new power and influence. An indispensable reference.…

Condition: Very Good. Subsequent. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Subsequent. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Hardback. Condition: Very Good. An updated edition of a useful, entertaining guide to picking the right words (and avoiding the wrong ones). Janet Whitcut has revised Eric Partridge's popular reference to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. The book also includes a section of vogue words, those that have acquired a new power and influence. An indispensable reference.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First US edition in dustjacket. Ocean blue cloth covered spine with gold lettering. Teal paper covered boards. Previous owner's name written in ink upon ffep, [390 pages].

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Wie neu. W. W. Norton & Company - 1st. edition 1995 : Eric Partridge - gb + Su - anderes cover 0Z-O8ET-YGVM Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 612.

Gebundene Ausgabe. Condition: Gut. Auflage: Subsequent. 389 S. Fresh and clean hardcover copy in good condition with original dustjacket. Frisches und sauberes Hardcover-Exemplar in gutem Zustand mit Original-Schutzumschlag. Contents - Invitation to the war - I Jungle English: Interval for Good Stuff: The Speaker's Address to the King - II 'Valuable Neologisms': Interval for Good Stuff: Mr Justice Best - III 'Plain English': Interval for Good Stuff: Lord Justice Moulton - IV Odd Lots: Interval for Good Stuff: Mr Justice Blackburn - V Bids and Bombshells: Interval for Good Stuff: Captain Slocum - VI 'Grave Issues': Interval for Good Stuff: Sir Austen Chamberlain - VII Ifs and Angles, Etc.: Interval for Good Stuff: Lord Hewart, LCJ - VIII Witch-Words - Appendix I Entrance Examination for Words, Phrases, and Usages Seeking Admission to the English Language - Appendix II Wicked Words--A Family Game ISBN 9780393037616 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 608.…