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  • Paperback: 640 pages
  • Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2 edition (26 Jun 2008)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 019923258X
  • ISBN-13: 978-0199232581
  • Product Dimensions: 19.4 x 12.8 x 4 cm
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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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5.0 out of 5 stars 'Pocket', maybe, but very big pocket, 26 April 2008
By Miseri57 (England) - See all my reviews
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This is a real fruitcake of a reference, packed with advice on modern English usage straight form the superanbundent British National Corpus. Within minutes of receiving the book, I found myself consulting its copious references; I now keep it by my side all the time.

An excellent source of modern usage: wouldn't dream of being without it now. Recommended.
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Problems with English? The answers are probably in Fowler., 3 Jun 2009
By R. F. Stevens "richard23491" (Ickenham UK) - See all my reviews
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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 need to solve the uncommon ones then you might need to ask its bigger brother - Fowlers 'Dictionary of Modern English Usage.'

Everything one might need 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 need 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 accomodate it!

The excellent Strunk and White 'The Elements of Style' is a pocket book, but modestly does not claim to be so.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Cheaper than an education, 31 Aug 2009
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.
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Fowler is the classic aid to good English. This pocket edition is pretty good, living up to the usual standard.
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