Word Perfect. A Dictionary of Current English Usage. Harrap's Reference

Hardback. Word Perfect. Slight foxing to end inside covers and edge. Shelf wear to top edge of D/J. This book is a guide to current English usage. It is both a ready reference tool and an interesting and informative resource to help anyone who is concerned with the practical uses of the language. Day-to-day questions of style and grammar, problem meanings and spellings, general technical terms in common use and more specific words relating to editing and publishing, as well as background information about the continuing evolution of English are all presented in a clear and accessible way. This book is arranged alphabetically, for ease of access, and entries are supported by full internal cross-referencing. Entries are of various types. Some concern spelling or grammar, others offer explanation or advice, and still others review topics of general or specific interest. 490pp. (We carry a wide selection of titles in The Arts, Theology, History, Politics, Social and Physical Sciences. academic and scholarly books and Modern First Editions, Reference books ,and all types of Academic Literature.). …