Usage and abusage : a guide to good English
Partridge, Eric, 1894-19791994
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Language enters into almost every part of human life. Yet it is often misused: directness and clarity disappear in a whirl of cliches, euphemisms and woolliness of expression. This book attacks abusage of all kinds, and at the same time offers advice on the proper use of English.
Main title:
Usage and abusage : a guide to good English / Eric Partridge.
Edition:
New ed. / edited by Janet Whitcut.
Imprint:
London : Hamish Hamilton, 1994.
Collation:
viii, 389p. ; 23cm.viii, 389p.
Variant title:
Other title: Usage and abusage (of the English language)
Notes:
New ed. - Previous ed.: 1965.Requested title: Usage and abusage (of the English language)Previous ed.: London: Penguin, 1973.
ISBN:
9780241133019 (hbk)0241133017 (hbk)
Dewey class:
423.1428428423.1
Language:
English
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BRN:
1329627