Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good EnglishWhich is preferred - nom de plume, pseudonym, or pen name? What are neologisms, disguised conjunctions, and fused participles? Language enters into almost every part of human life and yet it is all too often misused: directness and clarity disappear in a whirl of clichés, euphemisms, and wooliness of expression. Janet Whitcut has revised Eric Partridge's popular reference book to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. She has also added a section to the book entitled "Vogue Words," which includes words that have acquired a new power and influence. |
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User Review - Not Available - Book VerdictThe first edition of this book was published in 1942 and became a classic reference on the use of the English language. Whitcut has updated this edition for the 1990s but left much of Partridge's ... Read full review
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Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English Eric Partridge,William Cabell Greet No preview available - 1942 |
Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English : Abusus Non Tollit Usum Eric Partridge No preview available - 1995 |
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| Title | Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English |
| Author | Eric Partridge |
| Editor | Janet Whitcut |
| Contributor | Janet Whitcut |
| Edition | revised |
| Publisher | W. W. Norton & Company, 1997 |
| ISBN | 0393317099, 9780393317091 |
| Length | 400 pages |
| Subjects | › Language Arts & Disciplines / Reference Reference / Word Lists |
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