Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English (Penguin Reference Books)

Partridge, Eric

ISBN 10: 0140514422 / ISBN 13: 9780140514421

Verlag: Penguin, 1999

Beschreibung

Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Grubby book may have mild dirt or some staining, mostly on the edges of pages.

Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers CHL10519232

Bibliografische Details

• Titel: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English (Penguin Reference Books)
• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsjahr: 1999
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 0140514422
• ISBN-13: 9780140514421
• Einband: Paperback
• Zustand: Used; Good

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Inhaltsangabe

Usage and Abusage takes a long, hard look at the use - and constant misuse - of English. Declaring war on bad grammar, woolliness of expression and poor choice of vocabulary, this essential guide sets out both to highlight problems and pitfalls and to offer constructive advice on the proper use of English.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand lexicographer of the English language. He served in the Australian infantry during WWI, during which time he developed an interest in military slang. In 1945, he wrote The Dictionary of RAF Slang after working for the air force, and wrote a total of over forty books about the English language over the course of his lifetime.