Main Title |
Garner's modern English usage / |
Author |
Garner, Bryan A.,
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Publisher |
Oxford University Press, |
Year Published |
2016 |
OCLC Number |
922726594 |
ISBN |
0190491485; 9780190491482 |
Subjects |
English language--Usage--Dictionaries ;
English language--United States--Usage--Dictionaries
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Holdings |
Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last Modified |
Checkout Status |
EKBM |
PE1464.G37 2016 |
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Research Triangle Park Library/RTP, NC |
01/30/2017 |
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Edition |
Fourth edition. |
Collation |
lvi, 1056 pages ; 26 cm |
Notes |
"This book is a successor to three editions (1998, 2003, 2009) of Garner's Modern American Usage"--Title page verso. Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents Notes |
"Illustrates with actual examples, cited with chapter and verse, all the linguistic blunders that modern writers and speakers are pone to, whether in word choice, syntax phrasing, punctuation, or pronunciation."--Jacket. Preface to the Fourth edition -- Preface to the third edition -- Acknowledgments -- List of essay entries -- List of abbreviations -- Pronunciation guide -- Key to the language-change index -- Essay: Making peace in the language wars -- Essay: The ongoing tumult in English usage -- Garner's Modern English usage -- Glossary of grammatical, rhetorical, and other language-related terms -- A timeline of books on usage -- Select bibliography -- Select index of writers quoted or mentioned. |
Place Published |
New York, NY |
Alternate Title |
Modern English usage\ Garner's modern American usage |
Other Edition |
Garner, Bryan A. |
PUB Date Free Form |
© 2016 |
BIB Level |
m |
Medium |
unmediated |
Content |
text |
Carrier |
volume |
Cataloging Source |
RDA |
OCLC Time Stamp |
20170125084229 |
Language |
eng |
Origin |
OCLC |
Type |
CAT |
OCLC Rec Leader |
02252cam 2200445Ii 45010 |