The Oxford Writers' Dictionary

Allen R.E. (compiled by)

ISBN 10: 0192826697 / ISBN 13: 9780192826695

Published by Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1996

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Oxford Writers' Dictionary
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, Oxford
• Publication Date: 1996
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0192826697
• ISBN 13: 9780192826695
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: Revised Edition
• Condition: Very Good
• Weight: 400 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Reference Books

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Synopsis

Would you write council house or council-house, referendums or referenda, vice versa or vice-versa, razzmatazz, or razzamatazz, or razz-ma-tazz, or ...? This comprehensive and authoritative dictionary of writing style and usage is an indispensable aid to writers, journalists, editors,
publishers, and anyone who wishes to write correctly and effectively.

* Straightforward guidance and rulings on problems of grammar, syntax, spelling, and punctuation

* Broad coverage includes names of people and places, and foreign words and phrases

* Helpful and informative on aspects of usage, such as capitalization and abbreviations

About the Author

R. E. Allen was formerly Managing Editor of Small Academic Dictionaries at OUP. He edited The Pocket Oxford Dictionary 7/e, and the COD 8/e, and was the compiler of The Oxford Spelling Dictionary.