Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English - Couverture souple

Partridge, Eric

 
9780393317091: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English
Couverture souple
ISBN 10 : 0393317099 ISBN 13 : 9780393317091
Editeur : WW Norton & Co, 1997

Synopsis

Which is preferred - nom de plume, pseudonym, or pen name? What are neologisms, disguised conjunctions, and fused participles? Language enters into almost every part of human life and yet it is all too often misused: directness and clarity disappear in a whirl of clichés, euphemisms, and wooliness of expression.

Janet Whitcut has revised Eric Partridge's popular reference book to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. She has also added a section to the book entitled "Vogue Words," which includes words that have acquired a new power and influence.

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À propos des auteurs

The late Eric Partridge was the author of many classic books on the English language.

Janet Whitcut has contributed to many publications including The International Encyclopedia of Lexicography and The Oxford Thesaurus.

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Éditeur
WW Norton & Co
Date d'édition
1997
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0393317099
ISBN 13 
9780393317091
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
400
Éditeur
Whitcut Janet
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
gpsr@libri.de
gpsr@libri.de

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