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Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English Paperback - 1997
by Eric Partridge; Janet Whitcut (Editor); Foreword by Janet Whitcut
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An updated edition of a useful, entertaining guide to picking the right words (and avoiding the wrong ones). Janet Whitcut has revised Eric Partridge's popular reference to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. The book also includes a section of "vogue words", those that have acquired a new power and influence. An indispensable reference.
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- Title Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English
- Author Eric Partridge; Janet Whitcut (Editor); Foreword by Janet Whitcut
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Revised edition
- Pages 400
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher W. W. Norton & Company, US
- Publication date 1997-12-01
- ISBN 9780393317091 / 0393317099
- Weight 1 lbs (0.45 kg)
- Dimensions 8.17 x 5.48 x 0.97 in (20.75 x 13.92 x 2.46 cm)
- Category Reference
- Library of Congress subjects English language - Usage, English language - Grammar
- Library of Congress Catalogue Number 00000000
- Dewey Decimal Code 428
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