Full name: Usage and Abusage: A Guide to Good English

Author: Eric Partridge Rank: Rating: Original Rating: Pop Rating: Genres/categories: Purchase/reserch links: LibraryThing Amazon Goodreads ISBNs: 9780393317091 0393317099

Which 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. Similar books: Modern American Usage by Wilson Follett The King's English by H. W. Fowler The King's English by Kingsley Amis The Complete Plain Words by Ernest Gowers Mind the Gaffe by R. L. Trask Between You and I by James Cochrane Common Errors in English Usage by Paul Brians Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner 100 Words Almost Everyone Confuses and Misuses by American Heritage The Handbook of Good English by Edward D. Johnson Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words by Bill Bryson The Grouchy Grammarian by Thomas Parrish The Transitive Vampire by Karen Elizabeth Gordon The Elements of Grammar by Margaret Shertzer Word Power Made Easy by Norman Lewis