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Title: The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style by Bryan A. Garner ISBN: 0-19-513508-3 Publisher: Getty Ctr for Education in the Arts Pub. Date: January, 2000 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (4 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Valuable Resource
Comment: I have found this not only to be very useful, but also it is ver readable. This book consists of enteries of common style, grammar, and word choice mistakes. It's ver easy to find what you are looking for because the enteries are in alphabetical order.
The enteries are quite fascinating to read. For example, is "data" plural or singular? What's the difference between "flaunt" and "flout"? Can you end a sentence with a preposition? Is the plural for octopus "octopi" or "octopuses?" The list goes on and on. This book is not dry at all. If you have any interest in language and writing, this is a necessity to have.
Rating: 5
Summary: Sound advice, good principles, fun reading
Comment: Fowler's guide is too British. Merriam-Webster's guide is much too descriptive and seeks the low ground too often. Garner strikes just the right balance between descriptive (what most people actually say in common practice) and prescriptive (what good usage should be). The result is that his guidance is high toned without being stuffy. He also gives excellent counsel on proper pronunciation of words that confuse many. This is also fun to read!
Rating: 5
Summary: Garner is a genius!
Comment: Having used Garners other titles, e.g., A dictionary of modern legal usage, I thought that this title, i.e.,The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style by Bryan A. Garner, would be just as good. To my utter suprise I was right. Once again Garner (just like he did with legal usage and style )is able to help people with usage and style of American English. For instance what is the singular of paprazzi and what is the correct pronounciation of concierge or schism?.
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Title: The American Heritage Book of English Usage : A Practical and Authoritative Guide to Contemporary English by Editors of The American Heritage Dictionaries ISBN: 0395767857 Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Co Pub. Date: 09 September, 1996 List Price(USD): $16.00 |
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Title: Garner's Modern American Usage by Bryan A. Garner ISBN: 0195161912 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: October, 2003 List Price(USD): $39.95 |
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Title: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Merriam-Webster ISBN: 0877791325 Publisher: Merriam-Webster, Inc. Pub. Date: 01 November, 1994 List Price(USD): $27.95 |
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Title: The Elements of Legal Style by Bryan A. Garner ISBN: 0195141628 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: March, 2002 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: A Dictionary of Modern English Usage (Oxford Language Classics Series) by Henry Fowler, Simon Winchester ISBN: 0198605064 Publisher: Oxford Press Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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