Usage and abusage : a guide to good English
Partridge, Eric, 1894-19792004
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Detailing linguistic abuse of all kinds, this guide explores a range of grammatical pitfalls and solecisms and offers constructive advice on the proper use of English. Newly updated, it covers recent neologisms and change of usage.
Main title:
Usage and abusage : a guide to good English / Eric Partridge.
Edition:
3rd ed. / edited by Janet Whitcut.
Imprint:
London : Penguin, 1999.
Collation:
viii, 400 p. ; 20 cm.
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Notes:
Previous ed.: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994.
ISBN:
9780140514421 (pbk)
Dewey class:
423
Language:
English
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BRN:
4304
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