The New Fowler's Modern English Usage

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The Acknowledged Authority
Known affectionately as 'Fowler', this world-famous guide is required reading for writers of all kinds looking for definitive judgements on matters of English usage. Robert Burchfield's third edition, now revised with a new Supplement, gives a clear and authoritative picture of English at the end of the twentieth century.
Comprehensive, practical advice on grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words
A Supplement new to this edition, in which Robert Burchfield responds to the many reviews of his third edition and the hundreds of letters he has received about it, giving his views on recent changes in the English language and debates about usage, and presenting a selectiori of newly written entries
Clear guidance on all usage points with recommendations which reflect the way English is really used at the end of the twentieth century
In-depth coverage both of British and American English, along with some reference to the English of Australia, Canada,... Tovább

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The Acknowledged Authority
Known affectionately as 'Fowler', this world-famous guide is required reading for writers of all kinds looking for definitive judgements on matters of English usage. Robert Burchfield's third edition, now revised with a new Supplement, gives a clear and authoritative picture of English at the end of the twentieth century.
Comprehensive, practical advice on grammar, syntax, style, and choice of words
A Supplement new to this edition, in which Robert Burchfield responds to the many reviews of his third edition and the hundreds of letters he has received about it, giving his views on recent changes in the English language and debates about usage, and presenting a selectiori of newly written entries
Clear guidance on all usage points with recommendations which reflect the way English is really used at the end of the twentieth century
In-depth coverage both of British and American English, along with some reference to the English of Australia, Canada, New Zealand, and South Africa
Lively and wide-ranging examples of usage, taken from an international selection of newspapers, journals, and books, with authors including Julian Barnes, Saul Bellow, William Boyd, Peter Carey, Iris Murdoch, John Updike, and Tom Wolfe
Easy access to information, with all the main points of grammar discussed using their traditional, well-known names
Split infinitives and other quandaries explained in full, along with guidelines on political correctness, the influence of feminism on English, and all the other pitfalls of English usage Vissza