Usage and Abusage

Name: Usage and Abusage
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ISBN: 9780140514421

A Guide to Good English

Eric Partridge, Janet Whitcut

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Penguin
27 January 2005

Usage & grammar guides; Language Teaching (non-ELT); Educational material

A major event in reference publishing - Penguin Dictionaries are getting a brand-new look.

Usage and Abusage takes a long, hard look at the use - and constant misuse - of English. Declaring war on bad grammar, woolliness of expression and poor choice of vocabulary, this essential guide sets out both to highlight problems and pitfalls and to offer constructive advice on the proper use of English.

By: Eric Partridge
Revised by: Janet Whitcut
Imprint: Penguin
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 303g
ISBN: 9780140514421
ISBN 10: 0140514422
Pages: 416
Publication Date: 27 January 2005
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Eric Partridge was one of the leading commentators on the English language before he died in 1979. Janet Whitcut was Senior Research Editor of the Longman Dictionary and Reference Book Unit and is now a freelance writer. She is the co-author of The Longman Guide to English Usage and The Little Oxford Guide to English Usage.