British English A to ZEd (The Facts on File Writer's Library)

Schur, Norman W.,Ehrlich, Eugene H.

ISBN 10: 081604239X / ISBN 13: 9780816042395

Published by Checkmark Books, 2001

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: British English A to ZEd (The Facts on File Writer's Library)
• Publisher: Checkmark Books
• Publication Date: 2001
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 081604239X
• ISBN 13: 9780816042395
• Binding: paperback
• Condition: Very Good

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Synopsis

Thoroughly revised and updated, this authoritative language reference provides American equivalents for nearly five thousand Briticisms and explains the history of each expression, with information on pronunciation, punctuation, language usage, and style. Simultaneous.

About the Author

Norman W. Schur was a lawyer, a graduate of Columbia Law School, and a lexicographer. His first book British Self-Taught: With Comments in American was published in 1973 and revised in 1980, 1987, and 2007. He passed away in 1992.