0
Your cart

Your cart is empty

Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics

Buy Now

Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition) Loot Price: R793
Discovery Miles 7 930
You Save: R135 (15%)
Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition): Jeremy Butterfield

Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Hardcover, 4th Revised edition)

Jeremy Butterfield

 (sign in to rate)
List price R928 Loot Price R793 Discovery Miles 7 930 | Repayment Terms: R74 pm x 12* You Save R135 (15%)

Bookmark and Share

Expected to ship within 9 - 17 working days

Why literally shouldn't be taken literally. Why Americans think home in on something is a mistake and Brits think hone in is. Is it OK to spell OK okay? What's wrong with hence why? Was Alanis Morrisette ever ironic? Fowler's Dictionary of Modern English Usage is the world-famous guide to English usage, loved and used by writers, editors, and anyone who values correct English since it first appeared in 1926. Fowler's gives comprehensive and practical advice on complex points of grammar, syntax, punctuation, style, and word choice. Now enlarged and completely revised to reflect English usage in the 21st century, it provides a crystal-clear, authoritative picture of the English we use, while illuminating scores of usage questions old and new. International in scope, it gives in-depth coverage of both British and American English usage issues, with reference also to the English of Australia, Canada, India, New Zealand, and South Africa. The thousands of authentic examples in the book vividly demonstra

General

Imprint: Oxford UniversityPress
Country of origin: United Kingdom
Release date: March 2015
Editors: Jeremy Butterfield
Dimensions: 224 x 144 x 54mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover
Pages: 900
Edition: 4th Revised edition
ISBN-13: 978-0-19-966135-0
Categories: Books > Language & Literature > Language & linguistics > General
Books > Language & Literature > Literary & linguistic reference works > Usage guides
Books > Reference & Interdisciplinary > Encyclopaedias & reference works > General
Promotions
LSN: 0-19-966135-9
Barcode: 9780199661350

Is the information for this product incomplete, wrong or inappropriate? Let us know about it.

Does this product have an incorrect or missing image? Send us a new image.

Is this product missing categories? Add more categories.

Review This Product

No reviews yet - be the first to create one!

You might also like..

Become A Better Writer - How To Write…
Donald Powers, Greg Rosenberg Paperback R245 R226 Discovery Miles 2 260
Syntax: A Generative Introduction 4e and…
A Carnie Paperback R2,154 Discovery Miles 21 540
An Atlas Of Endangered Alphabets - A…
Tim Brookes Hardcover R766 Discovery Miles 7 660
The Oxford Handbook of Pragmatics
Yan Huang Hardcover R4,819 Discovery Miles 48 190
Natural causes of language
N.J. Enfield Hardcover R709 Discovery Miles 7 090
Cross-Linguistic Studies of Imposters…
Chris Collins Hardcover R4,084 Discovery Miles 40 840
Sharp's Dictionary of Power and Struggle…
Gene Sharp Hardcover R2,589 Discovery Miles 25 890
The Oxford Handbook of Linguistic…
Nicholas Thieberger Hardcover R4,801 Discovery Miles 48 010
Concise Encyclopedia of Philosophy of…
Alex Barber, Robert J. Stainton Hardcover R3,263 Discovery Miles 32 630
The Oxford Handbook of Information…
Caroline Fery, Shinichiro Ishihara Hardcover R4,855 Discovery Miles 48 550
Information Obesity
Andrew Whitworth Paperback R1,484 Discovery Miles 14 840
Women, Language and Grammar in Italy…
Helena Sanson Hardcover R3,626 Discovery Miles 36 260

See more

Partners