Usage and abusage : a guide to good English /
Eric Partridge.
- 3rd edition. edited by Janet Whitcut.
- London : Penguin, 1999.
- viii, 400 p. ; 20 cm.
- Penguin reference .
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.