The new Fowler's modern English usage / first edited by H.W. Fowler
- Bib ID:
- 6253460
- Format:
- Book
- Author:
- Fowler, H. W. (Henry Watson), 1858-1933
- Edition:
- 3rd ed. / edited by R.W. Burchfield.
- Description:
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- Oxford : Clarendon Press, 1996
- xxiii, 864 p. ; 22 cm.
- ISBN:
- 0199690367
- Summary:
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First published in 1926, A Dictionary of Modern English Usage is one of the most celebrated reference books of the twentieth century. Commonly known as 'Fowler,' after its inimitable author, H. W. Fowler, it has sold more than a million copies and maintained a devoted following over seven decades, in large part because of its charming blend of information and good humor, delivered in the voice of a genial if somewhat idiosyncratic schoolmaster. Now this classic is available in a new edition - the first major revision since Fowler's original. Rewritten, updated, and expanded to take into account the vast linguistic changes of the past three-quarters of a century, here are thousands of alphabetically arranged entries, offering advice and background information on all aspects of the English language, from grammar to spelling to literary style.
- Subject:
- English language -- Usage -- Dictionaries
- Other authors/contributors:
- Burchfield, R. W
- Also Titled:
- Modern English usage
- Copyright:
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- Publication date:
- 1996
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