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Author : Margaret Nicholson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 696 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1957
Category : Americanisms
ISBN : UOM:39015031024014
Brings English usage up-to-date and in most instances considers American usage.
Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 920 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 2015
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199661350
A comprehensive guide to the English language provides detailed and expert information on grammar, style, spelling, vocabulary, and punctuation with clear explanations and example sentences.
Author : Henry Watson Fowler,Sir Ernest Gowers
Publisher : Oxford : Clarendon Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 48,8 Mb
Release : 1965
Category : David Kootook Fund
ISBN : 0198691157
Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : Wordsworth Editions
Page : 756 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 1853263184
guide to precise phrases, grammar, and pronunciation can be key; it can even be admired. But beloved? Yet from its first appearance in 1926, Fowler's was just that. Henry Watson Fowler initially aimed his Dictionary of Modern English Usage, as he wrote to his publishers in 1911, at "the half-educated Englishman of literary proclivities who wants to know Can I say so-&-so?" He was of course obsessed with, in Swift's phrase, "proper words in their proper places." But having been a schoolmaster, Fowler knew that liberal doses of style, wit, and caprice would keep his manual off the shelf and in writers' hands. He also felt that description must accompany prescription, and that advocating pedantic "superstitions" and "fetishes" would be to no one's advantage. Adepts will have their favorite inconsequential entries--from burgle to brood, truffle to turgid. Would that we could quote them all, but we can't resist a couple.
Author : H. W. Fowler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2010-10-14
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191615115
'What grammarians say should be has perhaps less influence on what shall be than even the more modest of them realize ...' No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. In this new edition of the original Dictionary, David Crystal goes beyond the popular mythology surrounding Fowler's reputation to retrace his method and arrive at a fresh evaluation of his place in the history of linguistic thought. With a wealth of entertaining examples he looks at Fowler's stated principles and the tensions between his prescriptive and descriptive temperaments. He shows that the Dictionary does a great more than make normative recommendations and express private opinion. In addition he offers a modern perspective on some 300 entries, in which he shows how English has changed since the 1920s. ABOUT THE SERIES: For over 100 years Oxford World's Classics has made available the widest range of literature from around the globe. Each affordable volume reflects Oxford's commitment to scholarship, providing the most accurate text plus a wealth of other valuable features, including expert introductions by leading authorities, helpful notes to clarify the text, up-to-date bibliographies for further study, and much more.
Author : Henry Watson Fowler
Publisher : Oxford Quick Reference
Page : 657 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : English language
ISBN : 9780199666317
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable quick-reference work, providing clear, practical and up-to-date guidance on questions of grammar, spelling, style, and word choice. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and concerns of the 21st century.
Author : H. W. Fowler
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 832 pages
File Size : 46,8 Mb
Release : 2009-09-10
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780199535347
No book had more influence on twentieth-century attitudes to the English language in Britain than Henry Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage. It rapidly became the standard work of reference for the correct use of English in terms of choice of words, grammar, and style. Much loved for his firm opinions, passion, and dry humour, Fowler has stood the test of time and is still considered the best arbiter of good practice. Now one of today's leading experts on thelanguage, David Crystal, has reassessed Fowler's contribution in this fascinating new edition.Crystal goes beyond the popular mythology surrounding Fowler's reputation to retrace his method and practice and arrive at a fresh evaluation of his place in the history of linguistic thought. With a wealth of entertaining examples he looks at Fowler's stated principles and the tensions between his prescriptive and descriptive temperaments. He reaches some surprising conclusions and shows that the Dictionary does a great deal more than make normative recommendations and expressprivate opinions. In addition he offers a modern perspective in notes on some 300 entries, in which he shows how English has changed since the 1920s, including the pronunciation of certain words.
Author : Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2013-08-15
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780192689276
Readers and writers of all levels will find the Oxford A-Z of English Usage essential. Based on Oxford's world-leading dictionary research programmes and contemporary language monitoring, and giving examples of real usage, this book provides the essential information about usage and correct English that is needed in practical, everyday situations. Arranged in A-Z sequence, it contains over 680 entries on issues of spelling, grammar, meaning and PC language that confuse people (e.g. licence / license; learning difficulties / mental handicap; fewer / less). In addition, there are more than 20 special feature articles on specific topics such as hyphenation or the use of Latin plurals, as well as commonly confused terms like Britain, Great Britain, the British Isles, England. With a fresh page design, the Oxford A-Z of English Usage gives the reader immediate and easy access to answers, by means of clear and coherent explanations and illustrations. It will prove the first port of call for any reader seeking clear, authoritative help with usage questions.
Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 388 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 0195135083
Covers basic grammar, punctuation, spelling, and idiomatic phrases of American English.
Author : Jeremy Butterfield
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 688 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Reference
ISBN : 9780191062308
Fowler's Concise Dictionary of Modern English Usage is an invaluable reference work that offers the best advice on English usage. Known in previous editions as the 'Pocket Fowler', this third edition is a descendant of the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Fowler. Based on the unrivalled evidence and research of the Oxford Languages Programme, the new edition answers your most frequently asked questions about language use. Should you use a split infinitive, or a preposition at the end of a sentence? Is it infer or imply? Who or whom? What are the main differences between British and American English? Over 4,000 entries offer clear recommendations on issues of grammar, pronunciation, spelling, confusable words, and written style. Real examples are drawn from OUP's vast database of classic and contemporary literary sources, newspapers and magazines, and the Internet. Jeremy Butterfield has judiciously revised the text to reflect the English usage practices and con
Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Oxford University
Page : 930 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780195161915
Painstakingly researched with copious citations from books, newspapers, and news magazines, this new edition has become the classic reference work praised by professional copy editors.
Author : Richard Allsopp,Jeannette Allsopp
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 782 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9766401454
This remarkable new dictionary represents the first attempt in some four centuries to record the state of development of English as used across the entire Caribbean region.
Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 990 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0195142365
A comprehensive guide to legal style and usage, with practical advice on how to write clear, jargon-free legal prose. Includes style tips as well as definitions.
Author : H. W. ‡q (Henry Watson) Fowler (‡d)
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 742 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : English language
ISBN : OCLC:225171076
For over seventy years ‘Modern English usage’ has been the standard work on the correct but natural use of English. Renowned for its authority and wit, Fowler has become a household name in all English speaking countries. This edition, published in 1927, sold over 60,000 copies in its first year and quickly became the benchmark for all points of grammar, syntax and style. Its influence has extended even to the battlefield : Churchill wrote to the Director of Military Intelligence about the plans for the invasion of Normandy, ‘Why must you write ‘intensive’ here? ‘Intense’ is the right word. You should read Fowler’s ‘Modern English usage’ on the use of the two words. The early reviews attest to its on-going success as a practical and clear arbiter of what is best practice in the written language. It was, and is, heralded as ‘brilliant ... comprehensive, thoughtful, thorough ... fresh and pungent ... wise, witty, vigorous, absorbing.” – back cover.
Author : Bryan A. Garner
Publisher : New York : Oxford University Press
Page : 760 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Foreign Language Study
ISBN : UOM:39015050815524
In an age of linguistic uncertainty, this book gives surefooted guidance on the direct, precise, and robust use of the English language. And although the book is scholarly, it is leavened with a dry wit. It is at once entertaining and educational.