Usage and abusage : a guide to good English / Eric Partridge.
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TextSeries: Penguin referencePublication details: London : Penguin, 1999Edition: 3rd edition. edited by Janet WhitcutDescription: viii, 400 p. ; 20 cmISBN: 9780140514421 (pbk.) :; 0140514422 (pbk.) :Subject(s): English language -- UsageDDC classification: 428 Summary: 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.
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Previous ed.: London: Hamish Hamilton, 1994.
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.
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