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A dictionary of modern American usage
- Title
- A dictionary of modern American usage / Bryan A. Garner.
- Author
- Garner, Bryan A.
- Publication
- New York : Oxford University Press, 1998.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
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| Text | Request in advance | PE2827 .G37 1998 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xxvi, 723 pages; 25 cm
- Summary
- This book - a detailed explanation and defense of standard American English - contains more than 700 pages of crisp, authoritative guidance on hundreds of questions of grammar and usage. A Dictionary of Modern American Usage treats all these topics and more: basic grammar, as well as advanced nuances; word preferences and shades of meaning; punctuation; idiomatic phrases; spelling; and effective style.
- 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.
- DMAU is the most up-to-date and comprehensive guide to issues that writers continually confront. It's essential for seasoned and aspiring writers, teachers, scholars and students, professional editors, proofreaders, businesspeople, advertising and public-relations writers, and technical and scientific writers.
- Subjects
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [721]-723).
- ISBN
- 0195078535 (acid-free paper)
- LCCN
- 98041375
- OCLC
- ocm39739741
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries