Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English - Softcover

Partridge, Eric

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393317099 ISBN 13: 9780393317091

Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company, 1997

Inhaltsangabe

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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Über die Autorinnen und Autoren

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.

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: W. W. Norton & Company
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0393317099
• ISBN 13: 9780393317091
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 400
• Herausgeber: Whitcut Janet
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