Fowlers Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English usage loved & used by writers of all kinds. In keeping with its long tradition Fowlers gives comprehensive & practical advice on grammar syntax style & choice of words. It gives a clear & authoritative picture of the English we use & elucidates many scores of usage questions such as the split infinitive & the intricacies of political correctness. It gives in-depth coverage of both British & American English with reference to the English of Australia Canada New Zealand & South Africa. The volume
Includes:: wide-ranging examples of usage from a broad selection of newspapers journals & books from across the globe & features illustrative"ations from authors such as Agatha Christie Chinua Achebe Iris Murdoch Harold Pinter & Noel Coward. Based on the evidence & research of the Oxford Dictionaries Programme this is the most comprehensive & authoritative guide to usage available. The third edition of 1996 provided a complete revision & an expansion of the original text bringing the book fully up to date on all matters of grammar usage syntax & style. This is a reissue of the revised third edition of 1998 which
Includes:: a new Supplement & revised entries. Replaces isbn 0198602634.