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Ernest Gowers
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About the Author
Sir Ernest Gowers was born in 1880 and served in a number of illustrious occupations. He advised numerous commissions and committees on a wide variety of subjects from work conditions to the preservation of historic houses. Sidney Greenbaum was a Director of the Survey of English Usage and was the author of many books on grammar and linguistics. Janet Whitcut has worked on a number of prestgious dictionaries and is now a freelance writer with a special interest in langauge.
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The writer who wants to present his ideas clearly and with force by eschewing jargon and sticking to plain words should first read Gowers... --Jacques Barzun and Henry F. Graff, The Modern Researcher
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- PublisherDavid R. Godine, Publisher
- Publication date1990
- ISBN 10 087923850X
- ISBN 13 9780879238506
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages320
- EditorSidney Greenbaum, Janet Whitcut
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