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Usage and abusage

by Eric Partridge

1984 384 pages eng

Idioms, corrections, errors Errors of usage English language, usage Language and languages, study and teaching Idioms Usage English language, grammar Engels Language and languages Grammar Dictionaries English language Handbooks, manuals

Usage and Abusage is a classic that has stood up well to the passage of time. But language does evolve over the years, and new problems (such as the use of "hopefully") and current topics (such as "sexism") have engendered a whole new vocabulary, which cannot be omitted from any book discussing the …

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