Modern American Usage: A Guide
Language: English
Published by Hill and Wang, 1982
- Hardcover
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A classic since its first edition in 1966, Modern American Usage has been called a book that "every literate American ought to read." This one-volume course in good writing brims with helpful answers―large and small―for readers who want to use English clearly, naturally, and correctly. Alphabetical for easy consulting (and full of cross-references), the book carries the reader to the entry that explains a troublesome word or phrase―and shows how to use or avoid it. Every page offers natural ways to avoid saying or writing the vague, the long-winded, the needlessly technical, and the hopelessly stale. With verve and eloquence, Erik Wensberg spears the empty words that clog clear thought―"impact," "frustrated," "basically," and many more―and offers us good English words that are definite and have more life. Trade edition. This is a used book. Pages are clean and bright with no markings, notes, or highlighting. Page edges show light foxing. Covers show only minor shelf wear; front panel shows a crease. No owner's marks or bookplates, not ex-library. Binding is tight and square. Corners slightly bumped. An excellent reading copy.…
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- Title
- Modern American Usage: A Guide
- Author
- Follett, Wilson
- Publisher
- Hill and Wang
- Publication year
- 1982
- Condition
- Very Good
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 0809069504
- ISBN 13
- 9780809069507
- Printing
- 5th or later Printin
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