Garner's modern English usage / Bryan A. Garner.

Author/creator Garner, Bryan A.
Format Electronic
EditionFourth edition.
Publication InfoNew York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2016.
Descriptionlvi, 1056 pages ; 26 cm
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Uniform titleGarner's modern American usage
Portion of title Modern English usage
Variant title Previous editions have title: Garner's modern American usage
Contents Preface to the Fourth edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgments -- List of essay entries -- List of abbreviations -- Pronunciation guide -- Key to the language-change index -- Essay: Making peace in the language wars -- Essay: The ongoing tumult in English usage -- Garner's Modern English usage -- Glossary of grammatical, rhetorical, and other language-related terms -- A timeline of books on usage -- Select bibliography -- Select index of writers quoted or mentioned.
Abstract "Illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are pone to, whether in word choice, syntax phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation."--Jacket.
General note"This book is a successor to three editions (1998, 2003, 2009) of Garner's Modern American Usage"--Title page verso.
General noteRevision of: Garner, Bryan A. Garner's modern American usage. Third edition. New York : Oxford University Press, 2009.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2016591307
ISBN9780190491482 (hardback : acid-free paper)
ISBN0190491485 (hardback : acid-free paper)

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