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This invaluable reference work offers the best advice on English usage, drawing on the unrivalled resources of Oxford's English Dictionaries programme and language monitoring. This second edition of the 'Pocket Fowler' harks back to the original 1926 edition of A Dictionary of Modern English Usage by Henry Fowler, born 150 years ago in 1858. Updated with the use of the Oxford English Corpus, a database of over two billion words of 21st century English, the new edition answers your most frequently asked questions about language use. Should you use a split infinitive or a preposition at the end of a sentence? Is it infer or imply? Who or whom? What are the main differences between British and American English? Over 4,000 entries offer clear recommendations on issues of grammar, pronunciation, spelling, confusable words, and written style. Real examples are drawn from classic and contemporary literary sources, newspapers and magazines, and the Internet. Pocket Fowler's Modern English Usage is an indispensable companion for anyone who wants to use the English language effectively.
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14 of 14 people found the following review helpful
If you cannot afford to go to Oxford, then carry Oxford in your pocket. This is the new edition of a trusted volume I have kept by my desk all my life. The original Fowler and Gowers versions of the book still hold their own when it comes to telling the difference between words ending in ible and able and coping with split infinitives. But this new version cuts through the complications of jargon and pc words that have infiltrated the language in recent years. I still keep the old inky blue hardback closest at hand, but the new book acts as a back up when dealing with new words and phrases.
11 of 11 people found the following review helpful
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This simple book has an A-Z listing of all the trip-hazards commonly found in the English language. If you want to solve the uncommon ones then you might need to ask its bigger brother - Fowler's 'Dictionary of Modern English Usage.'
Everything one might require is listed; for example, if you want to know when to use a hyphen, or a short dash, or a long dash, Fowler will tell you. The information does not have to be so esoteric; for example, the differences between further and farther, or between defuse and diffuse, are explained clearly and succinctly.
Should you wish to write correct English, be it in a book or an essay, an Amazon review or just an email, keep Fowler within easy reach for peace of mind.
My only quibble is with the use of the word 'Pocket' in the description of this volume. I do not have any pockets big enough to accommodate it!
The excellent 'The Elements of Style' by Strunk and White is a pocket book, but modestly does not claim to be so.
Everything one might require is listed; for example, if you want to know when to use a hyphen, or a short dash, or a long dash, Fowler will tell you. The information does not have to be so esoteric; for example, the differences between further and farther, or between defuse and diffuse, are explained clearly and succinctly.
Should you wish to write correct English, be it in a book or an essay, an Amazon review or just an email, keep Fowler within easy reach for peace of mind.
My only quibble is with the use of the word 'Pocket' in the description of this volume. I do not have any pockets big enough to accommodate it!
The excellent 'The Elements of Style' by Strunk and White is a pocket book, but modestly does not claim to be so.
5 of 7 people found the following review helpful
Fowler is the classic aid to good English. This pocket edition is pretty good, living up to the usual standard.
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