Pocket Guide to English Usage - Softcover

Partridge, Eric

 
9780140623079: Pocket Guide to English Usage
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0140623078 ISBN 13: 9780140623079
Verlag: Penguin, 2001

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Points out common errors in the way we write and shows us how to correct them. Gives many examples of linguistic abuse, showing how and where to avoid it Provides definitions of terms such as ambiguity, irony, metaphor and jargon Explains complexgrammatical terms such as disguised conjunctions and fused participles Demonstrates how to use punctuation and grammar to ensure clarity Offers constructive advice on the proper use of English

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Eric Partridge (1894-1979) was a New Zealand lexicographer of the English language. He served in the Australian infantry during WWI, during which time he developed an interest in military slang. In 1945, he wrote The Dictionary of RAF Slang after working for the air force, and wrote a total of over forty books about the English language over the course of his lifetime.

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Verlag
Penguin
Erscheinungsdatum
2001
Sprache
Englisch
ISBN 10 
0140623078
ISBN 13 
9780140623079
Einband
Taschenbuch
Anzahl der Seiten
400
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