Usage and abusage

a guide to good English

New ed. / edited by Janet Whitcut.

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Author

Eric Partridge

Contributions

Whitcut, Janet. - Contributor

Publication

1995 - Penguin Putnam~trade, London, England

Language

English

Word Count

97,250 words, Guess

Page Count

389 pages

Identifiers

Internet Archiveusageabusageguid0000part
ISBN-100140512810
ISBN-139780140512816
Goodreads1623577
LibraryThing15325

and 4 more

Better World BooksKP-086-765
Better World Books9780140512816
Better World BooksKO-584-588
Open LibraryOL20087116M

Classifications

LCCPE1460 .P17 1995

Alternate Titles

Guide to good English

Description

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 English of the 1990s. In this new edition, Janet Whitcut has revised Partridge's popular reference book to reflect the language of well-informed writers, readers, and speakers today. In addition, she has added a section to the book entitled Vogue Words, which includes words such as "crash" "symbiotic," and "viable" that have acquired a power and an influence beyond those that they originally possessed. Usage and Abusage wittily attacks linguistic abusage of all kinds and offers constructive advice on the proper use of English.