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Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English Paperback - 1999 - 3rd Edition

by Eric Partridge

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Usage and Abusage takes a long, hard look at the use - and constant misuse - of English. Declaring war on bad grammar, woolliness of expression and poor choice of vocabulary, this essential guide sets out both to highlight problems and pitfalls and to offer constructive advice on the proper use of English.

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  • Title Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English
  • Author Eric Partridge
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition number 3rd
  • Edition 3
  • Pages 400
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Penguin Group
  • Publication date August 1999
  • ISBN 9780140514421 / 0140514422
  • Weight 0.67 lbs (0.30 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.8 x 5.08 x 0.85 in (19.81 x 12.90 x 2.16 cm)
  • Category Language Arts / Linguistics / Literacy
  • Dewey Decimal Code 410

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Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand lexicographer of the English language. He served in the Australian infantry during WWI, during which time he developed an interest in military slang. In 1945, he wrote The Dictionary of RAF Slang after working for the air force, and wrote a total of over forty books about the English language over the course of his lifetime.

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